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confessedly

[ kuhn-fes-id-lee ]
/ kənˈfɛs ɪd li /

adverb

by confession or acknowledgment; admittedly.

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Origin of confessedly

First recorded in 1630–40; confess + -ed2 + -ly

Words nearby confessedly

conferral, conferree, conferva, confess, confessant, confessedly, confession, confessional, confessionalism, confessionalist, confessional television
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British Dictionary definitions for confessedly

confessedly
/ (kənˈfɛsɪdlɪ) /

adverb

(sentence modifier) by admission or confession; avowedly
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