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professedly

pro·fes·sedly

UK/pɹəˈfɛsɪdli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

with pretense or intention to deceive

  • “is only professedly poor”
2.

by open declaration

  • “their policy has been avowedly Marxist”
  • “Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders”
Synonyms

Origin

From professed + -ly.

Related words

Pertaining to

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