Added 10 October 2026 purportedly /pəˈpɔː.təd.li/ adverb Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adverb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about purportedly at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Believed or reputed to be the case. Related Words: supposedlyreportedlypresumablyallegedreputedlyallegedlyseeminglyostensiblyapparentlyperceivedlyputativelysupposably Back to today's word