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View synonyms for reputedly

reputedly

[ ri-pyoo-tid-lee ]

adverb

  1. according to reputation or popular belief:

    a reputedly honest man.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of reputedly1

First recorded in 1680–90; reputed + -ly
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Example Sentences

There is the scary modernist Schoenberg — inventor of the 12-tone system, replacing traditional harmony with the democratic notion that all notes are equal — who reputedly drives audiences away.

Men in plain clothes were moving rapidly towards them so Stevenson, a notorious crime boss who had reputedly been the target of numerous attempts on his life, took to his heels.

From BBC

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.

It’s where the padres of the San Gabriel mission lived for a time, and it’s reputedly where the first orange seedlings in California were planted.

This caused all but 15 of the 38 competitors to abandon the race, with eight finishers reputedly taken away on stretchers.

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