Definitions for Purportedly
pur·port·ed·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. purportedly, supposedlyadverb

   believed or reputed to be the case

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1. purportedlyadverb

   supposedly, putatively or reputedly

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1. purportedly

   "Purportedly" is an adverb that means according to what has been alleged or stated by someone, often without proof or confirmation. It suggests that something is claimed to be the case or has been presented as truth, although it may not have been confirmed or proven.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Purportedly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Purportedly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Purportedly in a Sentence

1. Bob Corker:

   We're in a strange place. It's becoming a cultish thing, isn't it ? it's not a good place for any party to have a cult-like situation as it relates to a President that happens to be purportedly of the same party.

2. The Washington Post:

   Over the course of 14 months, the Chinese energy conglomerate and its executives paid $ 4.8 million to entities controlled by President Biden son and President Biden son uncle, according to government records, court documents and newly disclosed bank statements, as well as emails contained on a copy of a laptop hard drive that purportedly once belonged to President Biden son.

3. Kevin Appleby:

   Let’s be clear about the ACLU’s purpose here: ending the productive and successful partnership between the Catholic Church and the federal government on the care and shelter of vulnerable populations.Denying us the freedom to serve betrays the very children the ACLU is purportedly attempting to help.

4. Scott Gottlieb:

   When a consumer goes online to buy medicines purportedly from Canada, they may get a medicine sourced from elsewhere that could be counterfeit, expired or misbranded. While operations or illegal online pharmacies may state on their websites that its medicines are coming from Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, etc., this is not necessarily always the case, such operations and illegal online pharmacies take advantage of unsuspecting Americans by purporting to distribute safe and effective imported drugs, at least some of which are instead expired, mislabeled, subject to recalls or potentially counterfeit and that are provided outside of the closed American distribution system meant to protect patient safety.

5. The Washington Post:

   Over the course of 14 months, the Chinese energy conglomerate and its executives paid $4.8 million to entities controlled by Hunter Biden and his uncle, according to government records, court documents and newly disclosed bank statements, as well as emails contained on a copy of a laptop hard drive that purportedly once belonged to Hunter Biden.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Purportedly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Purportedly
3. ^ ChatGPT
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