confessedly

American  

[kuhn-fes-id-lee] / kənˈfɛs ɪd li /

adverb

1. by confession or acknowledgment; admittedly.

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confessedly British  

/ kənˈfɛsɪdlɪ /

adverb

1. (sentence modifier) by admission or confession; avowedly

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Etymology

Origin of confessedly

First recorded in 1630–40; confess + -ed ² + -ly

Example Sentences

Even though I’m confessedly anti-multi, I imagine I would have been delightedly thrown for a loop in the moment, seeing those worlds collide.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2021

I listened to the audio edition read by the author, whose British accent and breathless, revelatory storytelling style are confessedly compelling.

From Scientific American • Jun. 12, 2017

At times these confessedly selfish and self-involved folks seem to be working up material for a self-help book called “He’s Just Not That Into Thee.”

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2010

John Diefenbaker is proudly and confessedly a nationalist, in a nation whose oldtimers can recall when annexation by the U.S. was still a live political issue.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is confessedly the best builder in all South Wales—a practical builder, not a mere architect.

From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus