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allowedly

American

[uh-lou-id-lee] / əˈlaʊ ɪd li /

adverb

by general allowance or admission; admittedly.

allowedly British

/ əˈlaʊɪdlɪ /

adverb

(sentence modifier) by general admission or agreement; admittedly

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Etymology

Origin of allowedly

First recorded in 1595–1605; allowed + -ly

Example Sentences

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To his face she gave him none,—an uncivil proceeding in 1714; but Mrs Jane being allowedly an eccentric character, no one expected her to conform to conventional rules on all occasions.

From The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) by Petherick, Horace

Some of the most important branches of the Christian temper, wherein the bulk of nominal Christians appear eminently and allowedly defective, have been already noticed in this and in the preceding chapter.

From A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. by Wilberforce, William

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