avowedly C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈvaʊɪdli/ UK /əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in an openly acknowledged or declared manner He is avowedly committed to the cause. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in an openly acknowledged... openlyexplicitlyclearlyplainlyovertly More candidly ↔ Opposites secretlycovertly Etymology AI details From avow (from Latin, 'to acknowledge; declare') + -ed (past participle suffix) + -ly (adverbial suffix), yielding avowedly, 'in an acknowledged manner'. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # avowedly **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /əˈvaʊɪdli/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/ ## Meanings 1. in an openly acknowledged or declared manner ## Examples - He is avowedly committed to the cause. ## Synonyms - openly - explicitly - clearly - plainly - overtly - candidly ## Antonyms - secretly - covertly ## Etymology From avow (from Latin, 'to acknowledge; declare') + -ed (past participle suffix) + -ly (adverbial suffix), yielding avowedly, 'in an acknowledged manner'. ## AI Etymology Avowedly comes from avow (from Latin, 'to acknowledge; declare') + -ed (past participle suffix) + -ly (adverbial suffix), yielding avowedly, 'in an acknowledged manner'. In current use it is an adverb meaning "in an openly acknowledged or declared manner". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The final -ly makes the underlying adjective or participial form adverbial. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown