reputedly

English

Etymology

From reputed +‎ -ly.

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Adverb

reputedly (comparative more reputedly, superlative most reputedly)

  1. According to repute or general belief.
    Near-synonyms: reportedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly
    The old mansion was reputedly haunted, but few were willing to go and investigate.
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 49:
      The brain of a calf, sheep, and pig, young and served fresh, is reputedly erotic in its effects.

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