deliberately

[dih-lib-er-it-lee]

adverb

1. on purpose; with clear intent.

   Is this just bad journalism, or an attempt to deliberately mislead the public?

2. with careful thought or consideration.

   The board is committed to moving deliberately on this important initiative.

3. in a calm and unhurried way.

   He was careful to move slowly and deliberately so as not to scare them off.

Other Word Forms

• nondeliberately adverb
• overdeliberately adverb
• predeliberately adverb
• quasi-deliberately adverb
• undeliberately adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of deliberately¹

deliberate ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

South Carolina’s top law enforcement official said a preliminary inquiry had so far turned up no evidence that the fire was deliberately set.

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There would also be a ban on vapes and nicotine products from being deliberately branded, promoted and advertised to children.

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It's in part because the government is very deliberately making its arguments against Reform, not their traditional Conservative rivals.

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Republicans are deliberately lying about the Affordable Care Act subsidies, particularly Vice President Vance’s false claim that Democrats want “free healthcare for illegals” when undocumented immigrants are explicitly ineligible for federally paid ACA benefits.

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When Conti hackers attacked the Irish Health Service in 2021 they too gave their antidote away for free claiming not to have deliberately targeted hospitals.

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Related Words

• consciously 
• knowingly www.thesaurus.com
• pointedly 
• purposely 
• studiously www.thesaurus.com
• voluntarily 
• willfully