reputed
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/
Audio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file)
Verb
[edit]reputed
- simple past and past participle of repute
Adjective
[edit]reputed (comparative more reputed, superlative most reputed)
- Accorded a reputation.
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
- He was good to look on, brawly dressed, and with a tongue in his head that would have wiled the bird from the tree. Moreover, he was of gentle kin, and she was a poor lass biding in a cot house with an ill-reputed mother.
- 1904, Joseph Conrad, Nostromo[1], archived from the original on 11 August 2014, Part 2, Chapter 1.:
- The other young ladies of Sulaco stood in awe of her character and accomplishments. She was reputed to be terribly learned and serious.
- Supposed or assumed to be true.