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Etymology

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From reported +‎ -ly.

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Adverb

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reportedly (not comparable)

  1. According to reports or rumors; supposedly. [from 19th c.]
    • 2011 February 25, “Building a new Libya”, in The Economist:
      Other opposition forces have reportedly pushed to Ajdabiya, west of Benghazi []
    • 2015, Morgan Pitelka, Spectacular Accumulation:
      Nintoku, the pseudolegendary emperor of the fourth century, reportedly enjoyed falconry.

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