Confessedly
//kənˈfɛsɪdli// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Admittedly; by one's own confession.
"Confessedly, he is the handsomest man in his house."
- 2 In a way that is generally acknowledged. archaic
"This attempt to confound the seven Epistles mentioned by Eusebius with the other confessedly spurious Epistles, as if they presented themselves to us with the same credentials, ignores all the important facts bearing on the question."
Adverb
- 1 as acknowledged wordnet
Example
More examples"Confessedly, he is the handsomest man in his house."
Etymology
From confessed + -ly.
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