different between alleged vs purportedly

alleged

English

Pronunciation

  • (verb form): IPA(key): /??l?d?d/
  • (adjective): IPA(key): /??l?d?d/, /??l?d??d/ (latter chiefly North American)
  • Hyphenation: al?leged

Verb

alleged

  1. simple past tense and past participle of allege

Adjective

alleged (not comparable)

  1. Asserted but not proved.
  2. Supposed but doubtful.

Translations

Anagrams

  • alledge

alleged From the web:

  • what allegedly mean
  • what does allegedly mean
  • definition allegedly


purportedly

English

Etymology

From purported +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /p?(?)?p??(?).t?d.li/

Adverb

purportedly (not comparable)

  1. supposedly, putatively, or reputedly

Translations

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  • purportedly meaning
  • purportedly what does it mean
  • what do purportedly mean
  • what does purportedly me
  • what does purportedly mean in a sentence
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