Meaning & use
assumedly
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Presumably; as is generally assumed or believed to be the case.
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Assumedly, the flight will be delayed again given the weather forecast.
He was, assumedly, unaware of the change in plans when he arrived at the old address.
A note on using this word
Some usage guides consider 'assumedly' less standard than 'presumably' and recommend the latter in formal writing, though both appear regularly in edited prose.
Words with a similar meaning
presumablysupposedly
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