professedly

adverb

pro·​fessed·​ly prə-ˈfe-səd-lē How to pronounce professedly (audio) -ˈfest-lē How to pronounce professedly (audio)
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1
: by profession or declaration : avowedly
2
: with pretense : allegedly

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That explains the ludicrous decision this month of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in TikTok Inc. v. Garland to uphold Congress’ ban on TikTok, a social media platform, professedly to protect us from Chinese conquest or control. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024

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First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of professedly was in 1569

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professedly

adverb
pro·​fessed·​ly prə-ˈfes-əd-lē How to pronounce professedly (audio) -ˈfest-lē How to pronounce professedly (audio)
1
: by one's own declaration
a professedly serious novelist
2
: supposedly but not really
was professedly open to all, but actually was not

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