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self-admittedly
adverb
(alsoselfadmittedly)uk /ˌself.ədˈmɪt.ɪd.li/ us /ˌself.ədˈmɪt̬.ɪd.li/
showing that you know and accept that you are a particular type of person or have a particular type of problem : 自我承认
She is a science writer and self-admittedly irregular vegetarian.
He is self-admittedly a highly unreliable witness to his own story.他自认提供的说法是非常不可靠的。
Compare
admittedly
The president is, self-admittedly, a reformed heavy drinker who no longer touches alcohol.
The play is, self-admittedly, more of an interpretation than a narrative.
I am extremely disappointed both by your decision and your self-admittedly underhanded way of revealing it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Admitting & confessing
acknowledge something as something
acknowledgedly
acknowledgment
admission of guilt
admittedly
avowedly
breastbeating
clean
climb down
come cleanidiom
concede
confess
hand
retraction
self-confessedly
self-confession
stand
swallow your wordsidiom
take something back
to be honest (with you)idiom
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