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

Putting the uncollected poems in chronological order between each published volume allows us to see how deliberately Heaney curated his books.

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"From what we know so far, we believe these incidents to be linked and deliberately caused by the same person."

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Massa was leading the inaugural race in Singapore from pole position when Piquet deliberately crashed at Turn 17 on lap 14 to bring out a safety car.

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"They've done this deliberately to ensure that there's no repeat of the most recent memory price collapse, which cost the memory makers tens of billions in losses."

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The SBU claims Russian handlers have deliberately detonated devices remotely, knowing their agents would be killed.

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Related Words

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