adverb
- admittedly; by general agreement or acknowledgment
Usage: formal; often used to introduce a point that is accepted or granted before presenting a contrasting or additional argument
Examples
- Concededly, the plan has some flaws, but it remains the best option available.
- The defendant is, concededly, guilty of the lesser charge.
- Concededly, this approach is more expensive than the alternative.
- The evidence is concededly circumstantial, yet it points to a clear conclusion.
- She is concededly one of the finest musicians of her generation.