professed
/pɹəˈfɛst/ adjective C1- Openly declared or acknowledged.
- Professing to be qualified. · She is a professed expert in mechanics.
- Admitted to a religious order.
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Bingley was everything that was charming, except the professed lover of her daughter.
Hope was over, entirely over; and when Jane could attend to the rest of the letter, she found little, except the professed affection of the writer, that could give her any comfort.
The German was sent for but professed to know nothing of the matter, nor could any inquiry clear it up.
Darcy professed a great curiosity to see the view from the Mount, and Elizabeth silently consented.
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