# allegedly

Pronunciation: say "uh-LEJ-id-lee" /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/

## Adverb

1. According to someone's allegation; as claimed by a person or source, without proof that the claim is true.
   - Simple: Said by someone to have happened, but not proved to be true.
   - _The suspect allegedly fled the scene before police arrived._
   - _Company executives allegedly knew about the safety defects for years before the recall._
2. According to apparent impressions or general report rather than a formal claim; supposedly, often hinting that the speaker has doubts.
   - Simple: Based on what people say or how things look, often with some doubt.
   - _He's allegedly some kind of wine expert, though I've never seen evidence of it._
   - _The shortcut allegedly saves twenty minutes, but we arrived at the same time as everyone else._

## Origin

Formed from "alleged" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/allegedly (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).