confessedly

con·fess

C0559700 (kən-fĕs′)v. con·fessed, con·fess·ing, con·fess·es v.tr.1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge.2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess: confess one's religion.3. a. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.b. To hear the confession of (a penitent).v.intr.1. To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself: The suspect confessed to the crime.2. To disclose one's sins to a priest.

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[Middle English confessen, from Old French confesser, from Vulgar Latin *cōnfessāre, from Latin cōnfitērī, cōnfess- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fatērī, to admit; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·fess′a·ble adj.con·fess′ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv.

confessedly

(kənˈfɛsɪdlɪ) adv (sentence modifier) by admission or confession; avowedly. Also (obsolete): confestly

con•fess•ed•ly

(kənˈfɛs ɪd li)

adv. admittedly. [1630–40]

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Adv.

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confessedly - as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"admittedly, true, avowedly

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