confessedly C2+ Topic:House & Home US /kənˈfɛsɪdli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv Admittedly; by one's own confession. Confessedly, he is the handsomest man in his house. 2 adv In a way that is generally acknowledged. This attempt to confound the seven Epistles mentioned by Eusebius with the other confessedly spurious Epistles, as if they presented themselves to us with the same credentials, ignores all the important facts bearing on the question. 3 adv as acknowledged Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adv · as acknowledged true Etymology From confessed + -ly. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # confessedly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /kənˈfɛsɪdli/ ## Meanings 1. Admittedly; by one's own confession. 2. In a way that is generally acknowledged. 3. as acknowledged ## Examples - Confessedly, he is the handsomest man in his house. - This attempt to confound the seven Epistles mentioned by Eusebius with the other confessedly spurious Epistles, as if they presented themselves to us with the same credentials, ignores all the important facts bearing on the question. ## Etymology From confessed + -ly. ## Topics - House & Home markdown