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professedly

[ pruh-fes-id-lee ]

/ prəˈfɛs ɪd li /

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adverb

allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor.

avowedly; by open declaration: She is professedly guilty of the crime.

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Origin of professedly

First recorded in 1560–70; professed + -ly

Words nearby professedly

profeminist, Prof. Eng., profert, profess, professed, professedly, profession, professional, professional association, professional corporation, professional foul

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for professedly

He was professedly engaged in writing, but he shaped not word.
A Changed Man and Other Tales|Thomas Hardy
Professedly, he was a Church of England clergyman, but practically a Dissenting minister.
The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2)|Luke Tyerman
Riehl, notwithstanding his professedly realistic interpretation of Kant, adopts the above subjectivist view of natural causation.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
Any departure from the command vitiates the obedience, no matter how professedly honest the steps of that departure may be.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary|John Kline

Mr. Gardner was engaged that spring in building two large man-of-war brigs, professedly for the Mexican government.
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass|Frederick Douglass

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