professedly
Americanadverb
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allegedly; pretendedly.
He is only professedly poor.
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avowedly; by open declaration.
She is professedly guilty of the crime.
Etymology
Origin of professedly
Example Sentences
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Before founding Circle of Hope in 2006, Boyd Householder worked at nearby Agapé Boarding School, another professedly Christian institution serving parents at wit’s end.
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Russia plays a part: Call it irony, or call it hypocrisy, but activists so professedly dedicated to putting their country first are more than happy to take money from Moscow.
From Washington Post
The resolution would irresponsibly ratify every presidential use of force professedly justified by the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force — even those classified and unknown to Congress and the American people.
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At present, experience with state regulation of Internet gambling within their borders does not corroborate the evils the Republican quartet professedly fear.
From Washington Times
Be wary whenever a federal agency issues a professedly benign regulation.
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