Unfortunately vs Supposedly - What's the difference?
unfortunately | supposedly |
Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
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As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
* 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
As adverbs the difference between unfortunately and supposedly
is that unfortunately is happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event while supposedly is as a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.unfortunately
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Unfortunately , the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.
Synonyms
* (through bad luck) regrettably, unluckily, sadly, sad to sayAntonyms
* (through bad luck) fortunately, luckilysupposedly
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Adverb
(-)- People from other planets have supposedly visited Earth in flying saucers.
- According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred.
- France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end.
