reputedly
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6.1
- adverb
- /rɪˈpjuːtɪdli/
:
supuestamente
- Many students of the time reputedly read and memorized their contents instead of studying the original classics and history.
- reputedly the most
And reputedly his last words are it's good.
- And reputedly his last words are it's good.
- And then the third group, the people who who Lennon, Lennon reputedly called useful idiots.
- And they're going to be dining with this traveller Abu al Hassan, who has reputedly travelled all the way to China.
Examples
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During this phase, geographers isolated the characteristics that reputedly distinguished the Andes.
Academic text (1996) -
I should in fairness add that my taste in music is reputedly deplorable.
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But despite all that, they were reputedly the most intelligent people of the area.
Academic text (1990) -
Alcohol is reputedly the most commonly used sleep aid in the United States.
Academic text (1997) -
Her behavior is reputedly a little erratic.
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The campus was also reputedly one of the prettiest.
Fiction book (2000) -
While Peralta and the military honored the election results, they reputedly did so with important qualifications.
Academic text (2001) -
The booty recovered from the cave was reputedly the richest of the entire expedition.
Academic text (1996) -
The Choctawhatchee River is one place where ivory-billed woodpeckers have reputedly been sighted.
Academic text (2008) -
She is reputedly the best singer in the entire city.
Synonyms
406
3.4
Said to be true but not certain
234
3.7
As people or the news say
18
7.2
People claim it is true but it is not proven
12
2.8
In a way many people accept or believe
How Certain
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1.0
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2.8
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6.1
- Literature
234
3.7
- Literature
252
5.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reputedly comes from reputation (and repute), words that mean 'what people think' about someone or something. So reputedly means 'according to what people say' or 'by report', something believed or talked about but not always proven.