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

“There are riches on every page. When she resorts to speculation, as anyone writing on Shakespeare must, she does so confessedly.”

From New York Times

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

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

From Scientific American

Often forgotten, though, is that Mr. Strine said he was “confessedly torn about the correct outcome.”

From New York Times

Then, in the 1970s, he wrote a long, confessedly kooky poem based on his and Jackson’s séances.

From New York Times