rumoured
adjective UK (US rumored) /ˈruː.məd/
/-mɚd/ Definition
› describes a fact that people are talking about, which might be true or invented: The rumoured stock market crash has yet to take place. [+ to infinitive] The president is rumoured to be seriously ill.Gossip and rumour
(Definition of rumoured adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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