Definitions for allegedly
al·leged·ly

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1. allegedlyadverb

   according to what has been alleged

   "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. allegedlyadverb

   According to someone's allegation.

   The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.

2. allegedlyadverb

   According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could be alleged ensuingly).

   The game is allegedly exciting.

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'allegedly' in Adverbs Frequency: #422

How to pronounce allegedly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say allegedly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of allegedly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of allegedly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of allegedly in a Sentence

1. Elaine Stevens:

   I thought she was sexy, i thought she was the epitome of that brand that she so shamelessly pushed over the years. But she was very beautiful. And she was soft-spoken and a very smart lady. I thought she was a good mother. I heard tales… about how she allegedly used her children for publicity purposes. But to me, she was very gracious. She loved my dad. People down here loved her. They really gave her great, great Southern hospitality. [And] you never saw the downside of her. Even if she imbibed quite heavily. But she was a really good mom.

2. George Gascón:

   The fact that a sheriff's deputy allegedly battered a patient at San Francisco General Hospital is unnerving, what's worse is that he's also alleged to have perjured himself on a police report, unforgivable conduct that led to the arrest of the innocent victim.

3. Mike Koval:

   Once inside the home the subject involved in this incident -- the same one allegedly out in traffic and that had battered someone -- assaulted my officer, ...The officer did draw his revolver and subsequently shot the subject.

4. David Chesnoof:

   We will be analyzing what was allegedly found and whether the alleged seizure was lawful in a courtroom, not in the media.

5. Dan Gainor:

   Corden is following the Jimmy Fallon route to success – viral videos and fun instead of [the] allegedly biting wit that Noah has tried, i think Corden’s offers a more unique late-night show, less political. Noah is just reheated Jon Stewart – nowhere near as fun or funny.

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