putatively

Adverb

Meaning

putatively (comparative more putatively, superlative most putatively)

According to belief.

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Examples

A second source was induced by mutagenic levels of gamma rays, which putatively silenced one of the genes involved in PPD genesis. Source: Internet

For example, standard German (excluding many southern accents) and Arabic both require that a glottal stop be inserted between a word and a following, putatively vowel-initial word. Source: Internet

In the case of nested ifs, a semicolon cannot be used to avoid the dangling else problem (where the inner if does not have an else, but the outer if does) by putatively terminating the nested if with a semicolon – this instead terminates both if clauses. Source: Internet

In some cases, the pronunciation of a (putatively) vowel-initial word when following another word – particularly, whether or not a glottal stop is inserted – indicates whether the word should be considered to have a null onset. Source: Internet

However, there are also those with two: * Two-pore channels : This small family of 2 members putatively forms cation-selective ion channels. Source: Internet

Telotte (1989), p. 106. The Chase (1946) takes oneirism and fatalism as the basis for its fantastical narrative system, redolent of certain horror stories, but with little precedent in the context of a putatively realistic genre. Source: Internet

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