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admittedly

American  
[ad-mit-id-lee] / ædˈmɪt ɪd li /

adverb

  1. by acknowledgment; by one's own admission; confessedly.

    He was admittedly the one who had lost the documents.


admittedly British  
/ ədˈmɪtɪdlɪ /

adverb

  1. (sentence modifier) willingly conceded

    admittedly I am afraid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of admittedly

First recorded in 1795–1805


Example Sentences

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The admittedly nervous executive started Monday’s news conferences by apologizing to the Clippers’ faithful for the aftermath of the Leonard situation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

But whether these governments follow through on these admittedly vague pledges, and whether that results in material change in the Middle East, is at least partly beside the point.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

As the son of a football coach, I’m admittedly biased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Effectively that is Shaw as first-choice left-back, with Noussair Mazraoui as back-up, in a position he admittedly plays in for Morocco, supported by Diogo Dalot, who has switched flanks before, and Harry Amass.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

That was disheartening, just another suggestion that psychology, admittedly far from curing inmates, even had trouble describing what was wrong with them.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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