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allegedly
adverb
according
to
what
people
say
or
claim
,
although
it
has
not
yet
been
proved
true
•
The
politician
allegedly
accepted
bribes
during
his
time
in
office
.
The
politician
allegedly
accepted
bribes
during
his
time
in
office
.
•
The
company
allegedly
violated
environmental
regulations
by
dumping
waste
into
the
river
.
The
company
allegedly
violated
environmental
regulations
by
dumping
waste
into
the
river
.
From
the
verb
“
allege
”
+
“
-ly
,”
first
recorded
in
the
16th
century
in
legal
writing
,
carrying
the
sense
of
something
claimed
but
unproven
.
adverb
used
humorously
or
sarcastically
to
show
you
doubt
that
a
claim
is
true
•
He
allegedly
goes
to
the
gym
every
morning
,
but
I
’
ve
never
seen
him
there
.
He
allegedly
goes
to
the
gym
every
morning
,
but
I
’
ve
never
seen
him
there
.
•
The
recipe
allegedly
takes
only
ten
minutes
,
yet
I
spent
an
hour
cooking
it
.
The
recipe
allegedly
takes
only
ten
minutes
,
yet
I
spent
an
hour
cooking
it
.
Same
origin
as
the
formal
sense
;
the
humorous
usage
grew
in
everyday
speech
in
the
late
20th
century
as
speakers
began
using
“
allegedly
”
to
signal
doubt
.
