rumored

English

Verb

rumored

  1. simple past and past participle of rumor

Adjective

rumored (comparative more rumored, superlative most rumored)

  1. Widely reported without strong evidence.
    The company's rumored losses led to a sharp decline in share price.
    • 2014 December 15, Tom Kludt, “Story of the $72 million teen trader unravels”, in CNN‎[1]:
      It didn't take long for New York Magazine's story on a 17-year-old stock whiz with a rumored net worth of $72 million to make a splash. But the story's juicy premise unraveled almost as quickly.

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