reportedly

[ ri-pawr-tid-lee, -pohr- ]

/ rɪˈpɔr tɪd li, -ˈpoʊr- /

adverb

according to report or rumor: Reportedly, he is a billionaire.

Nearby words

report stage, reportable disease, reportage, reported clause, reported speech, reportedly, reporter, reporter gene, reportorial, reposal, repose

Origin of reportedly

First recorded in 1900–05; report + -ed² + -ly

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Examples from the Web for reportedly

Reportedly, George Custer wore a Stetson into Little Big Horn.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jeffrey Holden had reportedly been shooting at houses and passersby before the authorities arrived at the scene.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The host was reportedly awarded more than $1 million and the rights to archived recordings of his show.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She reportedly also had a book collection worth more than €20 million, including a first edition of Don Quixote from 1605.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The son is reportedly part of a new generation of young drug lords who called themselves “the Anthrax Group.”
Could El Chapo Go Free?|Michael Daly|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The government had reportedly asked the French to install a television network at the end of 1969.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
Bryde's whales, like minke whales, reportedly often approach close to vessels as if curious about them.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic|Stephen Leatherwood
I understand that was the one that was in Oswald's possession, reportedly the one used to shoot the officer.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Drastic measures were reportedly taken in cases where the clergy opposed the government order.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
Only last week he had read in the paper of an army officer who had reportedly Time-traveled some twenty-two minutes.
Made in Tanganyika|Carl Richard Jacobi

British Dictionary definitions for reportedly

reportedly

/ (rɪˈpɔːtɪdlɪ) /

adverb

according to rumour or reporthe is reportedly living in Australia

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