deliberately
Americanadverb
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on purpose; with clear intent.
Is this just bad journalism, or an attempt to deliberately mislead the public?
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with careful thought or consideration.
The board is committed to moving deliberately on this important initiative.
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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
Etymology
Origin of deliberately
Example Sentences
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He convinces himself without any justification that Phineas is his enemy and “had deliberately set out to wreck” his studies by distracting him from schoolwork.
In these experiments, researchers deliberately created many different mutations within a single gene or section of the genome in organisms such as yeast and E. coli.
From Science Daily
And a third group consists of professionals engaged in geographic arbitrage — people who secured remote positions in lower cost-of-living areas, deliberately bypassing the marginally higher salaries typically found in expensive metro areas.
From MarketWatch
Current and former lawmakers also say the power shifts reflect the vision of North Carolina’s founders, who deliberately made the state’s governor weak and its legislature strong to prevent abuses suffered under British rule.
From Salon
Take away that clear line of accountability, and early warnings are easy to ignore or brush aside deliberately.
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