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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But it is not actually as toxic as it seems (although, admittedly, it does seem pretty toxic).
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is admittedly a loaded question, but do you feel James Earl Ray really killed Martin Luther King Jr.?
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another recent example, which, admittedly, has its own problems, demonstrated the street harassment women receive daily.
Hey, Creeps, ‘Compliments’ Are Harassment, Too|Tauriq Moosa|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Admittedly it would be called a stunt, but Obama needs something dramatic to rejuvenate his leadership.
Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground?|Eleanor Clift|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Admittedly, the quality of alt cert programs varies quite a bit.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What amount of assurance may you offer to us, you who admittedly are one of ourselves?
The Loyalist|James Francis Barrett
Admittedly they were a bad lot, and needed to be told of it.
Berenice|E. Phillips Oppenheim
The original plan had been the work of a man whose brain was admittedly turned by sufferings and hardships.
The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon|Dexter J. Forrester
They were admittedly engaged in a cause worthy of the highest respect and veneration.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Moreover—although, admittedly, in that way Monsieur Peloux makes a better showing—he is of an easy affluence.
Lords of the Housetops|Various

British Dictionary definitions for admittedly

admittedly

/ (ədˈmɪtɪdlɪ) /

adverb

(sentence modifier) willingly concededadmittedly I am afraid

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Word Origin and History for admittedly

admittedly

adv.

1780, from past participle of admit + -ly (2).

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