purported

[ per-pawr-tid ]

/ pərˈpɔr tɪd /

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adjective

reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.

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Origin of purported

First recorded in 1890–95; purport + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM purported

pur·port·ed·ly, adverbun·pur·port·ed, adjective

Words nearby purported

purple sandpiper, purple shore crab, purple trillium, purplish, purport, purported, purportedly, purpose, purpose-built, purposeful, purposeless

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Example sentences from the Web for purported

The dollar value of a statistical life in the United States is purported to be around $5 million.
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They are also claiming that the purported siblings are not actually related.
Couple Sues Over Russian ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Adoption of Disabled Kids|Tina Traster|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One purported ISIS fighter from Canada praised Rouleau and encouraged others to follow suit with violence.
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No matter the name, the purported “anomalous primate” has long been the subject of a cycle of stories and skepticism.
Sorry Bigfoot Truthers: Yetis Aren’t Real|Elizabeth Picciuto|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But the risks of eating clay outweigh the purported benefits.
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What sane man, reading 'The Faerie Queene,' could think that it purported to depict actual scenes or incidents?
The Book-Hunter at Home|P. B. M. Allan
Monstrous as was the plot which it purported to disclose, she could not disbelieve it when ascribed to the two men in question.
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He spoke of it to Dr. Hedstone; and what purported to be "a copy," in the old Judge's hand-writing, was found.
In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Many of what purported to be affidavits of men discharged from employment for voting were printed for the use of Congress.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming
The second purported to be a report of similar conversations in 1912 between the same officials.
The Evidence in the Case|James M. Beck

British Dictionary definitions for purported

purported

/ (pɜːˈpɔːtɪd) /

adjective

alleged; supposed; rumoureda purported two million dollar deal

Derived forms of purported

purportedly, adverb

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