admittedly.
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
Meaning & usage
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
Admittedly, vandalism is a bit of a problem.
She was admittedly the one who killed the baron.
Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.
It's only a theory, admittedly, but it might work.
Admittedly he can't swim, but he still loves going to the seaside anyway.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English admitted Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English admittedly From admitted + -ly.
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