Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a supposable degree or way; as may be supposed or presumed.
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- adverb
able to besupposed orconjectured .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The completely uneducated are slightly more irritating when they say "supposably".
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The voters you supposably care about are going in large numbers towards Hillary but you decide to be a snake and put your own political ambitions in front of what the people you are apparently fighting for want.
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Having an espresso or "expresso" if you're the kind of person who says "supposably" instead of "supposedly" special named after you in San Francisco is a true honor, and it's the equivalent of getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, having a sandwich named after you at the Carnegie Deli, or being named in the Floyd Landis confession.
BSNYC Road Dairy (and very short Friday Fun Quiz!) BikeSnobNYC 2010
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There was a publication ban on my name at the time of the trial supposably to protect me–too little,too late.
Ontario Government To Pay For Rapist Sex Change? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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I have seen a couple photos of (supposably caucasian) men with extremely strong body hair that extented to their upper arms and back, but those seemed to be rare exotics, worthy in the eyes of some of being photographed and posted on the internet (preferrably with some pattern shaved into their back hair).
Ferre: Abs Fab Cosmo7 2009
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He is revealing to us that God hates popes, since Peter is supposably** the first pope.
The Kinkade Code Richard Nokes 2006
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(I think "Order of Fries with That" made me laugh even harder than "supposably.") 6: 51 PM cappy said ...
The Kinkade Code Richard Nokes 2006
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A few consoles where supposably sold for over fifteen thousand dollars (some even 30k), but the winning bidders where in fact first time eBay users.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Has the world gone insane? 2006
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If you're as obsessive as Barack supposably is about keeping his wasp-waist, you can use low-fat Mayo boring! or Vegganaise, a handy-dandy vegan alternative.
Plate Lunch Macaroni Salad: The Top-Secret Recipe From Hawai'i Eddie Gehman Kohan 2008
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If you're as obsessive as Barack supposably is about keeping his wasp-waist, you can use low-fat Mayo boring! or Vegganaise, a handy-dandy vegan alternative.
Archive 2008-11-21 Eddie Gehman Kohan 2008
melibrarian commented on the word supposably
What next, LIBARIAN? VALENTIME'S DAY? Just because so many people mispronounce it doesn't make it right.
January 17, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word supposably
Much as I love a certain co-worker, if she says this again I shall knock her teeth into her throat.
January 31, 2007
reesetee commented on the word supposably
Reading these "words" is like running my fingers down a blackboard!
January 31, 2007
seanahan commented on the word supposably
This is a combination of "supposedly" and "probably", kind of like ginormous. Despite your dislike for it, it is enjoyable to say, more whimsical than the alternatives.
February 1, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word supposably
That's it. She said it. I literally grabbed my arm to keep it on the table so I *wouldn't* knock her teeth into her throat.
February 2, 2007
sbbrucey commented on the word supposably
hey guys, just read the dictionary! Supposably is a word.
June 14, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word supposably
It is, apparedly. ;-)
June 14, 2008
bilby commented on the word supposably
Not all words are created equal. Some, like this, are created from all the icky things on molly's Lees list.
I don't mind, on the other hand, supposable, ie. able to be supposed.
June 14, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word supposably
So, isn't supposably the related adverb?
Like "in a way that can be supposed"?
June 14, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word supposably
"Supposedly" is the standard form. "Supposably" can be used only when the meaning is "capable of being supposed," and then only in the U.S. You won't get into trouble if you stick with "supposedly".
(Paul Brians, Common Errors in English Usage)
April 18, 2009