avowed

[ uh-voud ]
/ əˈvaʊd /
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adjective

acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of avowed

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at avow, -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM avowed

a·vow·ed·ly [uh-vou-id-lee] /əˈvaʊ ɪd li/, adverba·vow·ed·ness, nounself-a·vowed, adjectiveun·a·vowed, adjective

Words nearby avowed

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Words related to unavowed

unidentified, unnamed, undisclosed, nameless, unsigned, incognito, pseudo, pseudonymous, secret, unspecified, X, innominate, unacknowledged, unattested, unclaimed, uncredited, undesignated, whatchamacallit, whatsis

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