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admittedly.

As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv
  1. 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.
  2. Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.

    conjunctive
    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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