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reputed

The meaning of the word purported is reputed.

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WordMeaning
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
coincorner
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance