- reputedly
- adverb Date: 1687 according to reputation or general belief
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
reputedly
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Reputedly — Re*put ed*ly (r? p?t ?d l?), adv. In common opinion or estimation; by repute. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reputedly — adverb according to general belief, according to reputation, allegedly, assumedly, assumptively, presumably, reportedly, rumored, seemingly, supposedly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reputedly — /ri pyooh tid lee/, adv. according to reputation or popular belief: a reputedly honest man. [1680 90; REPUTED + LY] * * * … Universalium
reputedly — See allegedly. See allegedly, reportedly, reputedly … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
reputedly — adv. Reputedly is used with these verbs: ↑earn, ↑haunt … Collocations dictionary
reputedly — re|put|ed|ly [rıˈpju:tıdli] adv [sentence adverb] according to what some people say = ↑reportedly →↑allegedly ▪ The committee had reputedly spent over $3000 on business entertainment … Dictionary of contemporary English
reputedly — adverb (sentence adverb) according to what most people say or think: The committee had reputedly spent over $3000 on business entertainment … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reputedly — adverb this is reputedly the handwriting of Saddam s oldest son Syn: supposedly, by all accounts, so I m told, so people say, allegedly … Thesaurus of popular words
reputedly — repute ► NOUN 1) the opinion generally held of someone or something. 2) the state of being highly regarded. ► VERB 1) (be reputed) be generally regarded as having done something or as having particular characteristics. 2) (reputed) generally… … English terms dictionary
reputedly — adverb by repute; according to general belief fish with reputedly poisonous flesh … Useful english dictionary
