self-admittedly
adverb
(alsoselfadmittedly)uk/ˌself.ədˈmɪt.ɪd.li/us/ˌself.ədˈmɪt̬.ɪd.li/showingthat youknowandacceptthat you are aparticulartypeofpersonor have aparticulartypeofproblem:
She is asciencewriterand self-admittedlyirregularvegetarian.
He is self-admittedly ahighlyunreliablewitnessto his ownstory.
Compare
admittedly
- Thepresidentis, self-admittedly, areformedheavydrinkerwho nolongertouchesalcohol.
- Theplayis, self-admittedly, more of aninterpretationthan anarrative.
- I amextremelydisappointedboth byyourdecisionandyourself-admittedlyunderhandedway ofrevealingit.
Admitting & confessing
- avow
- avowed
- avowedly
- breastbeating
- clean
- climb
- climbdown
- come cleanidiom
- concede
- concession
- concessionary
- confession
- cop
- cop tosomething
- deny
- eat humble pieidiom
- face
- hand
- stand
- swallow