grantedly

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Etymology

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From granted +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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grantedly (comparative more grantedly, superlative most grantedly)

  1. as has been or must be granted or admitted
    Synonyms: admittedly, confessedly, granted
    • 1984 (April 15), Mona Simpson, New York Times In Short book review of novel "The Tiger in the Tiger Pit" by Turner Hospital :
      The psychological simplification, implicit in an attempt to explain five adult lives by the - grantedly dramatic - events of one night is heavy-handed and untrue, and the characters think tritely, with lines like "I sit helpless, chained to my chair, manacled to my unedited and unacceptable life."
  2. as is acknowledged to be true; by general admission
    Synonyms: actually, forsooth, frankly, honestly, truthfully, verily
  3. as is beyond question, as is not to be doubted
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