Adverb
believed or reputed to be the case
Source: WordNetThe desire to philosophize from the standpoint of standpointlessness, as a purportedly genuine and superior objectivity, is either childish, or, as is usually the case, disingenuous. Martin Heidegger
The purportedly free was seldom as represented. Jack Vance
A book used to purportedly smuggle a pistol into Stammheim Prison It has been questioned how Baader and Raspe managed to obtain a gun in the high-security prison wing specially constructed for the first generation RAF members. Source: Internet
Account deactivation scam - victims are told, purportedly from a member of a bank or similar organisation, that an account will be deactivated imminently if personal information is not handed over. Source: Internet
According to him, “The press statement currently circulating in the social media as purportedly emanating from my stable has been brought to my piazza. Source: Internet
All of these are employed not only to find out why Number Six resigned as an agent, but also to extract other purportedly dangerous information he gained as a spy. Source: Internet