reputedly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of reputedly
Explanation
Use the adverb reputedly for things that are said by many to be a certain way, like the unpromising-looking pizza place that's reputedly the best Italian restaurant in your neighborhood. When people generally believe that you're really fast at reading, you're a reputedly speedy reader. And if the creepy old house next door is reputedly haunted, that means that everyone says ghosts live there. Another way to think of reputedly is meaning "by reputation." In fact, the two words share a Latin root, reputare, "to count over, reckon, or think over."
Example Sentences
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Australia's Suncorp Super Netball is where the top money is for now and, while salaries are veiled in secrecy, the cream of the crop there are reputedly nudging close to the six-figure mark.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Local resident Ian Bishop, described by Miller as a “man of mystery,” reputedly uses water from his well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
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.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
His creation, the SigCircus, was a truck-mounted mobile radio broadcasting unit that shuttled messages between the U.S. and Europe — and reputedly between the White House and Downing Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
Later, our hosts informed us that Sudani had been a legendary soldier, and had even reputedly captured an entire French unit single-handedly.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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