ad·mit·ted·ly

[ad-mit-id-lee]
adverb
by acknowledgment; by one's own admission; confessedly: He was admittedly the one who had lost the documents.

Origin:
1795–1805; admitted + -ly

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admittedly (ədˈmɪtɪdlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
(sentence modifier) willingly conceded: admittedly I am afraid

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Admittedly is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example sentences
Admittedly, economic growth has perked up across the euro area recently.
Admittedly, if natural gas crashed for some reason and drillers went bankrupt,
  that would be a problem.
These are admittedly of widely varying duration and quality.
There admittedly is scanty evidence yet, but an effect here would be a bonus.
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