MEANING
As someone openly acknowledges or professes.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- avowedly political
- avowedly nonpartisan
On the page
The essay is avowedly political rather than neutral.
Word forms
- Base
- avowedly
Usage notes
Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.
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