deliberately

Adverb
US[dih-lib-er-uht-lee]/dɪˈlɪbɚətli/4–5 syllablesalso [dih-lib-ruht-lee] /dɪˈlɪbrətli/

Open English WordNet

Adverb (2)

  1. with intention; in an intentional manner“he used that word intentionally”“I did this by choice”Synonyms: intentionallydesignedlyon purposepurposelyadvisedlyby choiceby design
  2. in a deliberate unhurried manner“she was working deliberately”Synonyms: measuredlyFrom measured
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Translations

Adverb intentionally, on purpose

French
exprès
Portuguese
deliberadamente
Turkish
kasten
Russian
наро́чно naróčno
Arabic
عُمْداً ʕumdan
Chinese
故意 gùyì
Dutch
bewust
14 more languages
Greek
επίτηδες epítides
Korean
일부러 ilbureo
Vietnamese
cố tình
Hungarian
szándékosan
Portuguese (PT)
deliberadamente
Chinese (Trad.)
故意 gùyì
Danish
bevidst
Finnish
harkitusti
Hebrew
בכוונה be'khavana
Icelandic
viljandi
Romanian
înadins
Scottish Gaelic
a dh'aon ghnothach

Adverb slowly and carefully

Portuguese
pausadamente
Japanese
じっくり jikkuri
Portuguese (PT)
deliberadamente

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·lib′er·ate·ly adverb

With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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