supposedly

That was supposedly the explanation for their misdeeds.

supposedly universal standards

her supposedly stainless past.

the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg.

the speculative nature of the supposedly factual information conveyed through the media

she thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women.

the adverts are aimed at women, supposedly because they do the shopping.

supposedly loyal workers suddenly upped and offed to the new megafirms.

the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named; Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople.

This drama series is supposedly modern yet its characters live in a curiously dated world.