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confessedly
/kənˈfɛsɪdli/
adv 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
other, spurious
CONFESSEDLY + NOUN
epistles
PREP.
with
Definitions
adv
1
Admittedly; by one's own confession.
Confessedly, he is the handsomest man in his house.
2
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.
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Synonyms
adverb — as acknowledged
- true
- admittedly
- avowedly
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Confessedly, he is the handsomest man in his house.
Wiktionary02
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 importa
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