professedly
[ pruh-fes-id-lee ]
/ prəˈfɛs ɪd li /
adverb
allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor.
avowedly; by open declaration: She is professedly guilty of the crime.
RELATED WORDS
supposedly, officially, evidently, seemingly, superficially, purportedly, doubtless, plainly, ostensibly, obviously, undoubtedly, manifestly, probably, allegedly, possibly, externally, patently, outwardly, sensibly, apparently
Nearby words
- profeminist,
- profer,
- profert,
- profess,
- professed,
- profession,
- professional,
- professional association,
- professional corporation,
- professional foul
Origin of professedly
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