reputedre‧put‧ed /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/ adjective reputedOrigin:
1500-1600 repute ‘to believe, consider’, from French réputer, from Latin reputare ‘to think over’, from putare ‘to think’ - And this is reputed to be the mightiest in Britain.
- Cleese has since sold his share of Video Arts for a reputed £7 million, but he still makes films for them.
- Ernest Hemingway is reputed to have considered the descent from Monte in a toboggan one of the strongest emotions of his life.
- The Cornish holed stone, Men-an-Tol, is reputed to cure a variety of afflictions, particularly of a rheumatic nature.
- The deal is reputed to be worth £1m to Distillery which includes lease of the stadium and a share of the profits.
- This was once a reputed halt for pilgrims.
nounreputationreputedisreputeadjectivereputable ≠ disreputablereputedadverbreputedly