admittedly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English admitted Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English admittedly From admitted + -ly.
Meanings
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As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
Admittedly, vandalism is a bit of a problem.
She was admittedly the one who killed the baron.
Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.
2024 June 5, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American:
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(conjunctive) Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.
Admittedly he can't swim, but he still loves going to the seaside anyway.
It's only a theory, admittedly, but it might work.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most admittedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more admittedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
granted · granted · concedably · concedably · admissibly · admissibly · admittably · admittably
Translations (27)
hu ugyan (consession followed by counterpoint) · de zugegebenermaßen (by admission) · es hay que admitir que (by admission) · pl co prawda (by admission) · hu kétségtelen (by admission) · uk щопра́вда (by admission) · hu be kell vallani (by admission) · es lo cierto es que (by admission) · de zwar (consession followed by counterpoint) · pt admitidamente (by admission) · fr certes (by admission) · hu kétségtelenül (by admission) · nl weliswaar (consession followed by counterpoint) · es es cierto que (by admission) · es admitidamente (by admission) · is að vísu (consession followed by counterpoint) · hu el kell ismerni (by admission) · hu nem vitás (by admission) · it innegabilmente (by admission) · el ομολογουμένως (by admission) · sh doduše (by admission) · cs nepochybně (by admission) · es la verdad es que (by admission) · hu kétségkívül (by admission) · sv visserligen (consession followed by counterpoint) · ru по о́бщему призна́нию (by admission) · it dichiaratamente (by admission)