supposably

[ suh-pohz-uh-blee ]
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adverb
  1. as may be assumed, imagined, or supposed:In our modern and supposably transparent era, the government’s motives for war have come into question.

Origin of supposably

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; supposab(le) + -ly

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How to use supposably in a sentence

  • The spider and the fly was nothing to the arrangements they had made to receive their supposably unsuspicious guests.

    Frontier Boys on the Coast | Capt. Wyn Roosevelt
  • A wind might supposably have blown her away, but one knew it would not, because she was firm and steady on her small feet.

    T. Tembarom | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • But I'm not supposably the kind of priest you mean, and I don't think just such a priest supposable.

    A Foregone Conclusion | William Dean Howells
  • But the extreme poles of her affection are supposably represented by Phaon and Anactoria.

  • At this time Mme. du Deffand had supposably reformed her conduct, if not her belief.

    The Women of the French Salons | Amelia Gere Mason