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.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of professedly

First recorded in 1560–70; professed + -ly

Then he went abroad, but though professedly hunting health he visited and inspected half the principal prisons in Europe.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
Pouncy published some etchings which, although not professedly views of Lambeth, were in reality studies in that locality.
Notes & Queries, No. 53. Saturday, November 2, 1850|Various
It kept rigidly and sternly aloof from all connection with professedly political parties.
The Evolution of Sinn Fein|Robert Mitchell Henry
This enquiry respecting Ens is left by Plato professedly unsettled; according to his very frequent practice.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote

This supposition is what most Platonic critics have in their minds, even when professedly modifying it.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote