Meaning & use
supposably
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conceivably; as may be imagined or supposed to be possible.
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Supposably, a robot could one day perform this surgery with more precision than a human.
It is supposably true, though no one has ever proven it.
A note on using this word
Supposably is often confused with 'supposedly'; the two are related but distinct, and many people use 'supposably' as an error when they mean 'supposedly.'
Words with a similar meaning
conceivablypresumably
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