Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Avowed \A*vowed"\, a.
   Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- {A*vow"ed*ly},
   adv.

Source : WordNet®

avowedly
     adv 1: by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly
            Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the
            murders" [syn: {professedly}]
     2: as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
        [syn: {true}, {admittedly}, {confessedly}]