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supposably

[ suh-pohz-uh-blee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

as may be assumed, imagined, or supposed:
In our modern and supposably transparent era, the government’s motives for war have come into question.

First recorded in 1690–1700; supposab(le) ( def ) + -ly ( def )

The spider and the fly was nothing to the arrangements they had made to receive their supposably unsuspicious guests.

A wind might supposably have blown her away, but one knew it would not, because she was firm and steady on her small feet.

But I'm not supposably the kind of priest you mean, and I don't think just such a priest supposable.

But the extreme poles of her affection are supposably represented by Phaon and Anactoria.

At this time Mme. du Deffand had supposably reformed her conduct, if not her belief.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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