Admittedly
Adverb
Pronunciation and accent: ædmɪtɪdlɪ
Etymology: from admitted + -ly. Admitted is from admit, which is analyzed in ad- (= to) and mittere (= to send)
Definition: in an admitted manner; by common acknowledgement
Synonym: acknowledgedly
Antonym: maybe
It may be approximately translated by ciertamente, in Spanish; certainement, in French;
certamente, in Italian.
The gravity of so small a body would be insufficient to draw them to it, unless they traveled straight in its direction, and, as the moon was moving rapidly around Mars, the chances of this were admittedly small.
R. Norman Grisewood (Zarlah the Martian)
At that time the scientific work offered to students at Rochester was admittedly insufficient in quantity.
Popular Science Jul 1892
At the time of my visit all wells were admittedly very low, and in some places entirely dried up.
Popular Science Abr 1891
