"admittedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-admittedly.ogg Forms: more admittedly [comparative], most admittedly [superlative]
Etymology: From admitted + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|admitted|-ly|id2=adverbial}} admitted + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} admittedly (comparative more admittedly, superlative most admittedly)
  1. As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly. Synonyms: granted Related terms: admit, admissibly Translations (by admission): nepochybně (Czech), certes (French), zugegebenermaßen (German), ομολογουμένως (omologouménos) (Greek), kétségkívül (Hungarian), kétségtelenül (Hungarian), kétségtelen (note: followed by a subordinate clause) (Hungarian), nem vitás (Hungarian), el kell ismerni (Hungarian), be kell vallani (Hungarian), dichiaratamente (Italian), innegabilmente (Italian), co prawda (Polish), admitidamente (Portuguese), по о́бщему призна́нию (po óbščemu priznániju) (Russian), doduše (Serbo-Croatian), la verdad es que (Spanish), lo cierto es que (Spanish), es cierto que (Spanish), hay que admitir que (Spanish), admitidamente (Spanish), щопра́вда (ščoprávda) (Ukrainian)
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