/ rɪˈpjuːtɪd; NAmE / adjective
[ not usually before noun ] reputed (to be sth / to have done sth) generally thought to be sth or to have done sth, although this is not certain
SYN rumoured :
He is reputed to be the best heart surgeon in the country.
The house is wrongly reputed to have been the poet's birthplace.
She sold her share of the company for a reputed £7 million.
► re·puted·ly adverb