Definition of bound to say
chiefly British
: to be forced to admit
The experiment, I am bound to say, seems to have succeeded.
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“Bound to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bound%20to%20say. Accessed 20 Aug. 2022.
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