sup adv

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• sup·pos·ed·ly — /səˈpoʊzədli/ adv : according to what someone has said or what is generally believed to be true or real These detergents are supposedly better for the environment. He has supposedly changed since then, but I m doubtful that he really has.… …   Useful english dictionary

• suppress — sup•press [[t]səˈprɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to put an end to the activities of (a person, group, etc.) 2) to do away with by or as if by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.) 3) psi to inhibit (an impulse or action) consciously 4) to… …   From formal English to slang

• supposition — sup•po•si•tion [[t]ˌsʌp əˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of supposing 2) something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < ML suppositiō, L: substitution =supposi , var. s. of suppōnere to put under, substitute (sup …   From formal English to slang

• suppliant — sup•pli•ant [[t]ˈsʌp li ənt[/t]] n. 1) a person who supplicates; petitioner 2) supplicating 3) expressive of supplication, as words or actions • Etymology: 1400–50; < MF, prp. of supplier < L supplicāre to supplicate sup′pli•ant•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

• supposable — sup·pos·a·ble (sə pōʹzə bəl) adj. That can be supposed or conjectured: a supposable outcome.   sup·posʹa·bly adv. * * * …   Universalium

• supplely — /sup euh lee, sup lee/, adv. supply2. * * * …   Universalium

• supplemental — sup•ple•men•tal [[t]ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tl[/t]] adj. 1) supplementary 1) 2) cvb nonscheduled 3) cvb anything that is supplemental • Etymology: 1595–1605 sup ple•men′tal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• supposed — sup•posed [[t]səˈpoʊzd, ˈpoʊ zɪd[/t]] adj. 1) assumed as true; hypothetical: a supposed case[/ex] 2) accepted as true, without positive knowledge: the supposed site of an ancient temple[/ex] 3) merely thought to be such; imagined: supposed… …   From formal English to slang

• supposititious — sup•pos•i•ti•tious [[t]səˌpɒz ɪˈtɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine 2) based on supposition; hypothetical • Etymology: 1605–15; < L suppositīcius=supposit(us), ptp. of suppōnere (see supposition) +… …   From formal English to slang

• supposedly — sup|pos|ed|ly [səˈpəuzıdli US ˈpou ] adv used when saying what many people say or believe is true, especially when you disagree with them [sentence adverb] ▪ Anne is coming for a visit in March supposedly. ▪ How could a supposedly intelligent… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• supplely — sup•ple•ly [[t]ˈsʌp ə li, ˈsʌp li[/t]] adv. supply II …   From formal English to slang