reputed

Universal Words adjective [notusuallybeforenoun] ~ (to be sth / to have done sth) generally thought to be sth or to have done sth, although this is not certain: 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. reputedly adverb: He was reputedly a millionaire. * It is reputedly the best hotel in the country.