Choose the meaning of the bold word.

He had left school in junior high, ostensibly because his mother was ill. (“Delfino II: Diez in the Desert")
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Responses

oddly
oddly

surely
surely

fortunately
fortunately

supposedly

supposedly

is this correct

Yes, "supposedly" is the correct meaning of the bold word in this sentence. It indicates that the reason given for the person leaving school might not be completely true or believable.