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