Meaning of “purportedly” in the English Dictionary

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uk /pəˈpɔː.tɪd.li/ us /pɝːˈpɔːr.t̬ɪd.li/

› in a way that is stated to be true, although this may not be the case:

The study purportedly found that men married to smart women live longer.

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(Definition of “purportedly” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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