"admittedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ədˈmɪtɪdli/ Audio: en-us-admittedly.ogg [US]
Etymology: admitted + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|admitted|ly}} admitted + -ly
  1. Admittedly means is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
    Sense id: simple-admittedly-en-adv-9i-2OO8L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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