avowedly


avow·ed·ly

adv \ə-ˈva-əd-lē\

Definition of AVOWEDLY

1
: with open acknowledgment : frankly <an avowedly hostile review>
2
: by unsupported assertion or profession alone : allegedly <politicians remain skeptical of…avowedly democratic intentions — Jerry Kirshenbaum>

First Known Use of AVOWEDLY

1656

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