reportedly

Etymology

From reported +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

reportedly (not comparable)

1. According to reports or rumors; supposedly. [from 19th c.]
   • 2011 February 25, “Building a new Libya”, in The Economist:

     Other opposition forces have reportedly pushed to Ajdabiya, west of Benghazi […]

   • 2015, Morgan Pitelka, Spectacular Accumulation:

     Nintoku, the pseudolegendary emperor of the fourth century, reportedly enjoyed falconry.

   • 2025 February 7, Josie Ensor, “Meet Elon Musk’s ‘baby-faced assassins’ leading Doge takeover”, in The Times‎:

     Coristine, who had signed onto the telemeeting using a non-government email address, gave the bureaucrats swift marching orders, telling them he needed access to the federal department’s contract and payment systems before reportedly making them justify their jobs at the $1 billion-budget administration.