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admittedly

[ ad-mit-id-lee ]
/ ædˈmɪt ɪd li /
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adverb
by acknowledgment; by one's own admission; confessedly: He was admittedly the one who had lost the documents.
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Origin of admittedly

First recorded in 1795–1805
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How to use admittedly in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for admittedly

admittedly
/ (ədˈmɪtɪdlɪ) /

adverb
(sentence modifier) willingly concededadmittedly I am afraid
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