reportedly

1. 1.

   according to reports or other information

   “she was reportedly his mistress for many years”

Questions about reportedly

What does reportedly mean?

reportedly means "according to reports or other information".

How many syllables are in reportedly?

reportedly has 4 syllables: re-por-ted-ly. The stress falls on "por". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈpɔɹtədli/.

Is reportedly a common word?

reportedly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.