reputedly

[ri-pyoo-tid-lee]

adverb

1. according to reputation or popular belief.

   a reputedly honest man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reputedly¹

First recorded in 1680–90; reputed + -ly

Example Sentences

Local resident Ian Bishop, described by Miller as a “man of mystery,” reputedly uses water from his well.

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Victor's call sign is IKE, which is reputedly short for "I Know Everything," ackowledging his three master's degrees - in flight test engineering, systems engineering and military operational art and science.

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Maxwell was a society girl and the daughter of British media mogul Robert Maxwell, who doted on her, even as he was reputedly a violent martinet of a father.

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Born Terry Gene Bollea, he started his career in Florida in the 1970s and reputedly gained the "Hulk" nickname after towering over The Incredible Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno on a local TV show.

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Magician John Henry Anderson died in 1874, the same year Harry Houdini was born - yet despite the two never meeting, Anderson was reputedly among the legendary escapologist's greatest inspirations.

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Related Words

• allegedly 
• apparently 
• probably 
• purportedly