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ASSUMEDLY

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as⋅sumed

  [uh-soomd]
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–adjective
1. adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.
2. taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue.
3. usurped.
Origin:
1615–25; assume + -ed 2

Related forms:
as⋅sum⋅ed⋅ly  [uh-soo-mid-lee] , adverb
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as·sumed   (ə-sōōmd')   
adj.  

  1. Taken up or used so as to deceive; pretended: an assumed name.

  2. Taken for granted; supposed: an assumed increase in population.

as·sum'ed·ly (ə-sōō'mĭd-lē) adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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