reputed

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reputed

1. simple past and past participle of repute

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.

• deputer, erupted