avowedly (adv.)

  1. by open declaration; their policy has been avowedly Marxist; Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders

    [ Syn: professedly , professedly , professedly , professedly , professedly , professedly , professedly , professedly ]

  2. as acknowledged; true, she is the smartest in her class

    [ Syn: true , true , admittedly , admittedly , confessedly , confessedly , true , true , admittedly , admittedly , confessedly , confessedly , true , true , admittedly , admittedly , confessedly , confessedly , true , true , admittedly , admittedly , confessedly , confessedly ]

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