 professedly |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] with pretense or intention to deceive | |
| Examples: | "is only professedly poor" |
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| Related terms: | professed professed | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] by open declaration | |
| Synonyms: | avowedly | |
| Examples: | "their policy has been avowedly Marxist" "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders" |
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| Related terms: | avowed avowed avowed | |
| Similar spelling: |
professed profusely professorially professionally professorial professor professional profession professing professorship |
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