alleged
(adjective) declared but not proved; “alleged abuses of housing benefits”- Wall Street Journal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alleged
simple past tense and past participle of allege
alleged (not comparable)
Asserted but not proved.
Supposed but doubtful.
• alledge
Source: Wiktionary
Al*lege", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alleged; p. pr. & vb. n. Alleging.] Etym: [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex + litigare to quarrel, sue (see Litigate). The word was confused with L. allegare (see Allegation), and lex law. Cf. Allay.]
1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
2. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge. [Archaic]
3. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.
Syn.
– To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate.
Al*lege", v. t. Etym: [See Allay.]
Definition: To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
