Falsely and Supposedly

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Falsely adverb - In an insincerely false manner.

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Supposedly and falsely are semantically related in allegedly topic. In some cases you can use "Supposedly" instead an adverb "Falsely".

Nearby Words: false, falsehood, falsity, falseness

Supposedly adverb - Believed or reputed to be the case.

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Falsely and supposedly are semantically related in allegedly topic. Sometimes you can use "Falsely" instead an adverb "Supposedly".

Nearby Word: supposed

All that Key Largo has in common with the play it is supposedly based on is there being a couple of fugitive Seminoles falsely blamed for a murder.

Source: In Name Only / Live-Action Films
In-Name-Only: All that the film has in common with the play it is supposedly based on is there being a couple of fugitive Seminoles falsely blamed for a murder.

Source: Film / Key Largo
Mistaken for Junkie: Will Atkins is falsely imprisoned in a sanatarium, supposedly because of a drug overdose, but in reality to keep him from revealing Mallard's scheme to Knievel.

Source: Film / Viva Knievel

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