confessedly

con·fess·ed·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh n-fes-id-lee]
- /kənˈfɛs ɪd li/
- /kən.ˈfe.sɪd.li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh n-fes-id-lee]
- /kənˈfɛs ɪd li/

Definitions of confessedly word

adverb confessedly by admission or confession; avowedly 3
adverb confessedly by confession; admittedly 3
adverb confessedly by confession or acknowledgment; admittedly. 1
noun confessedly Admittedly. 1

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Origin of confessedly

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40; confess + -ed2 + -ly

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Parts of speech for Confessedly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Confessedly

confessedly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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