reputed

[ri-pyoo-tid]

adjective

reported or supposed to be such: the reputed author of a book.

Origin of reputed

First recorded in 1540–50; repute + -ed²

Related formsun·re·put·ed, adjectivewell-re·put·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for well-reputed

reputed

adjective

(prenominal) generally reckoned or considered; supposed or allegedhe is the reputed writer of a number of romantic poems

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Word Origin and History for well-reputed

reputed

adj.

1540s, "held in repute," past participle adjective from repute (v.). Meaning "supposed to be" is from 1570s. Related: Reputedly.