reportedly
USri-POR-tid-lee/ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪdli/UKri-PAW-tid-lee/ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/
- 1According to reports or rumors, rather than from confirmed or firsthand knowledge.
The company reportedly plans to cut hundreds of jobs early next year.
Talks between the two governments reportedly broke down over trade tariffs.
Similarallegedly, supposedly, apparently, reputedly, purportedly
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Origin
Formed from "reported" combined with the suffix "-ly".