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"

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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.

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1. allegedly

   In law, an allegation is a claim of an unproven fact by a party in a pleading, charge, or defense. Until they can be proved, allegations remain merely assertions.

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1. allegedly

   "Allegedly" is an adverb used to convey that something has been stated or claimed, often without providing proof or evidence. It often implies doubt or skepticism regarding the truth of the assertion, suggesting it may be subject to verification or investigation. It is typically used in legal and media contexts to avoid potential accusations of libel or slander until the issue is officially settled.

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Letitia James:

   According to Ms. DeRosa, Ms. Kaplan read the letter to the head of the advocacy group Times Up [Tchen], and both of them allegedly suggested that, without the statements about Ms. Boylan’s interactions with male colleagues, the letter was fine, ms. DeRosa reported back to the governor that Ms. Kaplan and the head of Times Up thought the letter was okay with some changes, as did [Cuomo ally Steve] Cohen, but everyone else thought it was a bad idea.

2. Jimmy Kimmel:

   Force these allegedly-Christian men – and women – who stuff their pockets with money from the NRA year after year after year – to do something. Now. Not later. Now.

3. Mark Griffiths:

   I think [allegedly] using roofies to drug people is definitely one step removed from being a direct somnophiliac, the date rape is just about having total power over somebody but not about being asleep as much.

4. Artsrun Hovhannisyan:

   The Azeri side has again provoked tension at the border, information ... that Azeri side has allegedly violated a ceasefire agreement and there have been losses among Azeri servicemen is disinformation.

5. Police Chief Gregory Wickett:

   The town of Hamburg police department is investigating an incident that allegedly occurred at the residence of Patrick Kane last weekend, at this time we are gathering information and awaiting forensic testing results.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=allegedly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Allegedly
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegedly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=allegedly