avowedly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/
Etymology
Etymology tree English avowed Middle English -ly English -ly English avowedly From avowed + -ly.
Meanings
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With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
Given the 'saffronization' of Congress, the 'ethnoreligious purification' of the BJP, and the parturition of the avowedly secular parties (CPI, SJP and BSP) […]
1993, Harold Alton Gould, India votes: alliance politics and minority governments in the ninth and tenth general elections, page 308:'Tvvas eaſie for me to repreſent to You hovv unfiniſhed and unpoliſhed the Trifles you called for, vvere, eſpecially conſidering that the Immatureneſs of ſome of them vvould not probably be the Chief thing that vvould make many think they come forth Vnſeaſonably, ſince they avovvedly Aim at the Perſuading and Teaching men to Improve their Thoughts, […]
1665, Robert Boyle, “To Sophronia”, in Occasional Reflections upon Several Subiects. Whereto is Premis’d a Discourse about Such Kind of Thoughts, London: […] W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more avowedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most avowedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
it dichiaratamente (with open acknowledgment) · pl jawnie (with open acknowledgment) · pl otwarcie (with open acknowledgment) · fr ouvertement (with open acknowledgment)