reputed

English

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/

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Verb

reputed

1. simple past and past participle of repute

Adjective

reputed (comparative more reputed, superlative most reputed)

1. 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.

2. Supposed or assumed to be true.

Anagrams

• deputer, erupted