Entry: purportaged (adj.)
In context: "Lenz speculates openly on hwo there are purportaged to be whole packs and herds of feral animals operating in locust-like fashion in the rhythmic lushnees of parts of the Great Concavity..."
Definition: Lenzism for purported (adj.): Professed, alleged.
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SNOOT score: 1
Page: 561
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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