[avow.ed.ly] adv (1656) 1: with open acknowledgment: frankly "an ~ hostile review"
2: by unsupported assertion or profession alone: allegedly "politicians remain skeptical of... ~ democratic intentions --Jerry Kirshenbaum"
AVOWEDLY
Meaning of AVOWEDLY in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012