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adverb ad·mit·ted·ly \ 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

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Examples of admittedly in a Sentence

admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that

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This, admittedly, cannot be a tenable way to govern.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "What Happens Next in Arizona?," 22 Aug. 2017
Admittedly, the crucial second study is a third the size of the first.

— ed yong, The Atlantic, "Can Dogs Smell Their ‘Reflections’?," 17 Aug. 2017
The graphics are admittedly a little fuzzy, but if this is the same White Walker, this implies that there might have only ever been one Night King.

— chanel vargas, Harper's BAZAAR, "Dragonglass Might Not Be Able to Kill the Night King, According to This Fan Theory," 9 Aug. 2017
The latter slip-up, admittedly, is an experience unique to Alice Cooper, who recently found an Andy Warhol silkscreen rolled up in a storage locker, as Edward Helmore reports for the Guardian.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Forgotten Warhol Silkscreen Found in Alice Cooper’s Storage Locker," 25 July 2017
Admittedly, Microsoft has extracted certain aspects of Paint, moved them elsewhere within Windows, and dramatically improved them.

— mark hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft Paint may be doomed: Why it's wrong, and what you can do about it," 24 July 2017
Admittedly, Alexandre Dumas’s 1844 swashbuckling epic does not have the literary reputation of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.

— elisabeth vincentelli, New York Times, "Review: Bang! Pow! A ‘Three Musketeers’ Summertime Romp," 14 July 2017
Admittedly, Michael Anton’s proposed solution in September 2016, when the article was published, was to elect Donald Trump president, not to restore the Stuart monarchy.

— max bloom, National Review, "The Disturbing Rise of Monarchism in America," 13 July 2017
That's right, over the holiday weekend, one Twitter user posted a photo set of a baby that, admittedly, bears a striking resemblance to John Legend.

— elizabeth logan, Teen Vogue, "Chrissy Teigen Says John Legend “Looks Like a Baby”," 5 July 2017

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First Known Use of admittedly

1771

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Synonyms

actually, forsooth, frankly, honestly, indeed, really, truly, truthfully, verily

Related Words

absolutely, certainly, indisputably, indubitably, positively, realistically, undoubtedly, unquestionably, veritably

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