2. Adjective. Widely reported without strong evidence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rumored
1. rumor [v] - See also: rumor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rumored
Literary usage of Rumored
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Mexico by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Thomas Savage, Joseph Joshua Peatfield (1883)
"rumored INSURRECTION—FEARS OF VELASCO, ... afraid to proceed at once to San Juan
de Ulua on account of rumored disturbances in the country. ..."
2. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"... or DIFFERENT CLASSES—FRENCH RELATIONS—rumored CESSION OT CALIFORNIA TO
ENGLAND—QUOTATIONS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS—POLICY IN ..."
3. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones (1866)
"It is rumored that the armies on the Rapidan were drawn up in line. The enemy
have again evacuated Suffolk. Gen. Beauregard is at Weldon. ..."
4. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones (1866)
"It is rumored that the armies on the Rapidan were drawn up in line. The enemy
have again evacuated Suffolk. Gen. Beauregard is at Weldon. ..."
5. History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent by George Bancroft (1856)
"... this commission soon reached Boston : Sept and it was at the same time rumored
that a general governor was on his way. The intelligence awakened the ..."
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