reputedly

[ ri-pyoo-tid-lee ]

/ rɪˈpyu tɪd li /

according to reputation or popular belief: a reputedly honest man.

Origin of reputedly

First recorded in 1680–90; reputed + -ly

Her father was reputedly a capo in the Bonanno crime family.

'Mob Wives’ Courtroom Drama Exposes Rat, But Protects Jury |Michael Daly |March 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Vito Marcantonio, the fiery Communist congressman from the Bronx, was reputedly playing ball with the mob.

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Live In: Kevin Baker’s New York |Allen Barra |September 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Finance Ministry technocrats, who reputedly hold nightly séances with Milton Friedman, create the budget options.

Lapid Lost, Obama Distracts |Gershom Gorenberg |March 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It was erected by the State of Virginia in 1940, reputedly on the spot where he received his famous nickname.

Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia |Francis F. Wilshin

Beyond all this, I command myriads of spirits, invisible, and reputedly omnipotent.

Imogen |William Godwin
The bush (reputedly the abode of ghosts) was, save at one point, impenetrable.

The Keepers of the King's Peace |Edgar Wallace
Jacob had a large family; his sons are reputedly the heads of the twelve Jewish tribes.

A Few Words About the Devil |Charles Bradlaugh
Lough Derg is reputedly one of the prettiest pieces of water in Ireland.

Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2 |M.F and B. McM. Mansfield

reputedly

/ (rɪˈpjuːtɪdlɪ) /

according to general belief or supposition the reputedly excellent food