Acknowledgedly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that is openly recognized or admitted as true or valid
2. Expressed with acceptance or agreement that something is factual or legitimate
3. Done with acknowledgment or approval that confirms its validity or existence

Etymology: Acknowledgedly is a plain formation: the past participle "acknowledged" with the suffix "-ly" added to turn it into an adverb meaning "in an acknowledged manner." The suffix has a long lineage. It descends from a Proto-Germanic element meaning "body" or "form," which in Old English appeared as "-līċe," the ending used to build adverbs from adjectives and nouns, as in "gōdlīċe" for "well." Over the centuries that ending wore down to "-ly" in Middle English. The verb it is built on, "acknowledge," is itself a compound-style formation in English, combining the older verb "knowledge" with a prefix sense of recognition or confession, so the word carries the idea of owning up to something already known. Adding "-ly" to the past participle gives a sense of a fact being openly granted rather than merely known.

Synonyms: admittedly, recognizably, indisputably