supposedly
/səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/ adverb B1- As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. · People from other planets have supposedly visited Earth in flying saucers.· According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred.
- Used in place of "supposed to be," often in informal or colloquial speech, as a mispronunciation. · My parents told me I am supposedly in bed by 10 P.M.
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This manipulative formulation subtly shifts the locus of blame from the perpetrator's inappropriate action to the recipient's supposedly hypersensitive emotional reaction.
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