purported

[ per-pawr-tid, -pohr- ]

/ pərˈpɔr tɪd, -ˈpoʊr- /

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adjective

reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.

Nearby words

purple trillium, purple-fringed orchid, purpleheart, purplish, purport, purported, purpose, purpose-built, purposeful, purposeless, purposely

Origin of purported

First recorded in 1890–95; purport + -ed²

Related forms

pur·port·ed·ly, adverbun·pur·port·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for purportedly

Subsequent shipments had been “OKd in advance,” but these purportedly consisted only of defensive weapons in “miniscule amts.”
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The top floor was kept strictly off limits, purportedly for technical equipment.
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That's a strange rallying cry for a purportedly limited government movement.
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North Korea has announced it will launch a missile in the month of December, purportedly to launch a satellite.
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A Romney victory will purportedly prove that Netanyahu's American strategy was wise.
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Well, photographs that he had purportedly taken, or picture postcards or things he had purchased?
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The 100 block is still paved with cobblestones "big as beer kegs" purportedly laid by Hessian prisoners during the Revolution.
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And do you understand that it was purportedly something that Lee Harvey Oswald claimed to have made up himself?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
That purportedly quoted me about not wanting the President to ride in a motorcade or caravan in Dallas.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for purportedly

purported

/ (pɜːˈpɔːtɪd) /

adjective

alleged; supposed; rumoureda purported two million dollar deal

Derived Forms

purportedly, adverb

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