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admittedly

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

ad·mit·ted·ly

adv \əd-ˈmi-təd-lē, ad-\

Definition of ADMITTEDLY

1
: as has been or must be admitted <an admittedly inadequate treatment>
2
: it must be admitted <admittedly, we took a chance>

Examples of ADMITTEDLY

  1. <admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that>

First Known Use of ADMITTEDLY

1804

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