reputed

R1E1P3U1T1E1D2
US/ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/

adjective

Accorded a reputation.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of repute
adjectivereputed (comparative more reputed, superlative most reputed)

comparative more reputed · superlative most reputed

  1. Accorded a reputation.

    The other young ladies of Sulaco stood in awe of her character and accomplishments. She was reputed to be terribly learned and serious.

    1904, Joseph Conrad, Nostromo, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2014, Part 2, Chapter 1.
    1 more example

    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.

    1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
  2. Supposed or assumed to be true.

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Translations

Spanish reputado
  • reputadoreputable

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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