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avowedly
adverb avow·ed·ly \ə-ˈvau̇-əd-lē\
Definition of AVOWEDLY
1
: with open acknowledgment : frankly <an avowedly hostile review>
2
: by unsupported assertion or profession alone : allegedly <politicians remain skeptical of…avowedly democratic intentions — Jerry Kirshenbaum>
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First Known Use of AVOWEDLY
1656
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