avowedly
/əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/
avowedly adverb: with open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
Adverb
avowedly (comparative more avowedly, superlative most avowedly)
- With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
- 'Tvvas eaſie for me to repreſent to You hovv unfiniſhed and unpoliſhed the Trifles you called for, vvere, eſpecially conſidering that the Immatureneſs of ſome of them vvould not probably be the Chief thing that vvould make many think they come forth Vnſeaſonably, ſince they avovvedly Aim at the...1665, Robert Boyle, “To Sophronia”, in Occasional Reflections upon Several Subiects. Whereto is Premis’d a Discourse about Such Kind of Thoughts, London: […] W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC
- Given the 'saffronization' of Congress, the 'ethnoreligious purification' of the BJP, and the parturition of the avowedly secular parties (CPI, SJP and BSP) […]1993, Harold Alton Gould, India votes: alliance politics and minority governments in the ninth and tenth general elections, page 308
Forms of avowedly
| comparative | more avowedly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most avowedly |
Origin of avowedly
From avowed + -ly.
Questions about avowedly
- What does avowedly mean?
- Avowedly means with open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
- What part of speech is avowedly?
- Avowedly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce avowedly?
- Avowedly is pronounced /əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/.
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