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Allegedly vs Relatedly - What's the difference?

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Relatedly is a synonym of allegedly.



As adverbs the difference between allegedly and relatedly

is that allegedly is according to someone's allegation while relatedly is in a related manner.

allegedly

English

Adverb

(-)
  • According to someone's allegation.
  • The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.
  • According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could be alleged ensuingly).
  • The game is allegedly exciting.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2008 , date=13/11/2008 , author=Jason Whitlock , title=The 10 best and 10 worst NFL coaches , work= citation , page= , passage=Philip Rivers is allegedly having the best season of any quarterback in the league. }}
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2009 , date=02/20/2009 , author= , title=The Closer , work= citation , page= , passage=...her onscreen tears are allegedly real. }}

    Usage notes

    * This term is used in the media to avoid litigation when the facts are not 100% certain, or when referring to evidence in an ongoing trial.

    relatedly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a related manner.
  • * 1999 , , ISBN 0226468607, page 263, note 23:
  • Dellamora argues that Swinburne's "Anactoria" aims "to free desire" by making sexual difference and orientation "indeterminate" (77). Slightly earlier in Masculine Desire , he argues relatedly that Swinburne "enjoyed imagining such possibilities" as "male-male genital activity" (69).
  • * 2006 , , ISBN 9780826217264, page 176, note 41:
  • Voegelin remarks: "I got into these problems of mysticism as a teenager, not because of religious education in school (I went to a Protestant Sunday School), but because Hindus came to give lectures. But one must get it from somewhere." ."
  • * and Kevin Hickson, editors, The Struggle for Labour's Soul , , ISBN 0415312833, page 224:
  • While there is now a Department of Constitutional Affairs, there is no formal constitution. Relatedly, there is no fundamental questioning of the exercise of the prerogative powers by the Prime Minister, the position of the monarchy, and the relation between church and state.
  • * Patricia Spyer, "Some Notes on Disorder in the Indonesian Postcolony", in, 2006, , ISBN 0226114090, page 206:
  • a compulsive need to interpet and mine just about everything for hidden meaning, to see any trivial occurrence as a sign or omen of what might come. There is, relatedly, the drive to produce signs (headties, graffiti, and the like) for one's own community, for other social actors, for larger relevant audiences, and not the least, for the enemy Other.
  • (rare)
  • * Mathieu Deflem, "International Police Cooperation in North America", in, 2001, Daniel J. Koenig and Dilip K. Das, editors, International Police Cooperation: A world perspective , , ISBN 0739102265, page 90:
  • As noted earlier, cooperation between the United States and Mexico in police matters mostly revolves around the drug trade and has relatedly been hampered by the influence of corruption.

    Synonyms

    * (indicating a statement is merely claimed to be true) allegedly, supposedly (both more common)