Associations to the word «Alleged»

Wiktionary

ALLEGED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of allege
ALLEGED, adjective. Asserted but not proved
ALLEGED, adjective. Supposed but doubtful

Dictionary definition

ALLEGED, adjective. Declared but not proved; "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal.
ALLEGED, adjective. Doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope