reputed
reported or supposed to be such: the reputed author of a book.
Origin of reputed
1Other words from reputed
- un·re·put·ed, adjective
- well-re·put·ed, adjective
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How to use reputed in a sentence
Kirghese horses are excellent under the saddle, but not well reputed for draught purposes.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life | Thomas Wallace KnoxThe Pope of Rome bears an excellent private character, and is well reputed for charitable exertions.
The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, From 1800 to 1860 | C. F. G. ClarkThe plantation, she writes, was well reputed, and its management was considered above the average.
The Negro and the Nation | George S. MerriamHis father was a banker, an elder of the kirk, well reputed in and beyond his circle.
The Elect Lady | George MacDonald
British Dictionary definitions for reputed
/ (rɪˈpjuːtɪd) /
(prenominal) generally reckoned or considered; supposed or alleged: he is the reputed writer of a number of romantic poems
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