Definition of Confessedly

1. Adverb. As acknowledged. "True, she is the smartest in her class"

Exact synonyms: Admittedly, Avowedly, True

Definition of Confessedly

1. adv. By confession; without denial.

Definition of Confessedly

1. Adverb. Admittedly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Confessedly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Confessedly

confers
confertus
conferva
confervaceous
confervae
conferval
confervas
confervoid algae
confervous
confess
confessable
confessaries
confessary
confesse
confessed
confessedly (current term)
confesser
confessers
confesses
confessest
confesseth
confessing
confessio
confessio amantis
confession
confession of judgement
confession of judgment
confessional
confessional chair
confessional chairs

Literary usage of Confessedly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Restraints on the Alienation of Property by John Chipman Gray (1895)
"further examination into the decisions of the State courts;" in other words, it was not only a dictum, but confessedly an ill-considered dictum. ..."

2. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by William H. Steele, Charles Elliott Fitch (1900)
"Now, Mr. Chairman, confessedly the strength of the Republican party is in the rural districts, the rural counties. confessedly the strength of the ..."

3. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1901)
"... chargeable on his property under the assessment.2 Therefore the plaintiff cannot thus avoid his liability for that part which is confessedly valid, ..."

4. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1866)
"This right of capture is confessedly such a right as may be exercised within the territory of the belligerent State, ..."

5. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence as Administered in England and Ireland by John Pitt Taylor (1887)
"... the court held that the evidence, weak as it confessedly was, might be submitted for the consideration of the jury. § 1860. It only remains to notice ..."

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