单词 | reputedly |
释义 | reputedlyadv. By repute or common estimation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > [adverb] in reputationc1405 reputatively1610 by reputea1656 reputedly1655 reputationally1782 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [adverb] > reputedly, supposedly reputatively1610 putatively1625 reputedly1655 putatitiously1660 1655 J. Brinsley Spirituall Vertigo 74 If men of eminent learning (really or reputedly so) shall be turned aside from the truth..it is not to be wondered, if those who being unlearned themselves have them in admiration that way. 1687 R. Boyle Martyrdom Theodora xi. 229 A reputedly infamous Death. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) VIII. Coll. Sentiments 349 The Indiscretions of a reputedly prudent person are a wound to Virtue. 1804 R. Southey in Ann. Rev. 2 64 A lesson, says the author, to countries that are reputedly so civilized. 1884 M. E. Wilkins in Harper's Mag. June 26/1 Mrs. King was reputedly a sharp woman at a bargain. 1929 Publishers' Weekly 14 Sept. 1060 Here we have the edge on our rivals, not only because of our superior location, but also because we are reputedly reckless about reducing prices. 1974 Country Life 2 May 1082/3 Plain-leaved parsley..is..reputedly more flavoursome, though a plain Jane and useless decoratively. 1995 E. Dench Barbarians to New Men ii. v. 165 [Pliny mentions] the Ophiogenes of Cyrus, who reputedly exposed their new-born children to the bite of poisonous snakes in order to test their wives' fidelity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1655 |
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