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advisedly

[ ad-vahy-zid-lee ]

/ ædˈvaɪ zɪd li /

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adverb

after careful or thorough consideration; deliberately.

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Origin of advisedly

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English avisedli; see advised, -ly

Words nearby advisedly

advice note, Advil, advisable, advise, advised, advisedly, advisee, advisement, adviser, advisory, advisory opinion

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How to use advisedly in a sentence

This allowed my brain to revisit my hatred — and I use that word advisedly but correctly — of corporate call-answering and caller-triage systems.
Gene Weingarten: Your call is unimportant to us|Gene Weingarten|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
I use “business” advisedly because so much of the attention around journalism today is about the reduced resources to fund it.
The Heroes Who Can Save Journalism|Peter Osnos|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I speak advisedly,” said he, in continuation, “there is one Platitude.
Lavengro|George Borrow
I call him mime advisedly, because he played his part by action more than speaking.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi

The words "very scanty" are used most advisedly, for in very truth the American historian is a rara avis.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 1, Issue 5, May, 1884|Various
I say looms advisedly, because, intellectually, there is something so distinctively big about the man.
The Negro Problem|Booker T. Washington, et al.
What warrants you to interfere thus ill advisedly in my concerns?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845|Various