professedly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English professed

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English professedly

From professed + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˈfɛsɪdli/

Adverb

professedly (comparative more professedly, superlative most professedly)

1. In a professed manner.