/ Dictionary / Index P professedly: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pro•fess•ed•ly Pronunciation: (pru-fes'id-lē), [key] — adv. allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor. avowedly; by open declaration: She is professedly guilty of the crime. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: professedly (Thesaurus) professed profession Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language