Dictionary
pro•fess•ed•ly
Pronunciation: (pru-fes'id-lē), [key]—
adv.
1. allegedly; pretendedly:
He is only professedly poor.
2. avowedly; by open declaration:
She is professedly guilty of the crime. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.