admittedly

adverb

As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.

(conjunctive) Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.

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The word admittedly breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root mit-, from Latin mitto (“send”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.