reputedly

comparative more reputedly · superlative most reputedly

1. According to repute or general belief.

   The old mansion was reputedly haunted, but few were willing to go and investigate.

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   Near-synonyms: reportedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly

   The brain of a calf, sheep, and pig, young and served fresh, is reputedly erotic in its effects.

   1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 49

   That’s nothing compared with the actions of Emil Bove, Trump’s new nominee for the US court of appeals for the third circuit, who reputedly told subordinates at the Department of Justice that they should “consider telling the courts ‘fuck you’” and ignoring any court order blocking a planned deportation flight.

   2025 August 25, Robert Reich, “Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025

   Synonyms: reportedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly