deliberately
AdverbUS[dih-lib-er-uht-lee]/dɪˈlɪbɚətli/4–5 syllablesalso [dih-lib-ruht-lee] /dɪˈlɪbrətli/
Open English WordNet
Adverb (2)
- with intention; in an intentional manner“he used that word intentionally”“I did this by choice”Synonyms: intentionallydesignedlyon purposepurposelyadvisedlyby choiceby design
- in a deliberate unhurried manner“she was working deliberately”Synonyms: measuredlyFrom measured
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Translations
Adverb intentionally, on purpose
- Spanish
- deliberadamente
- French
- exprès
- German
- absichtlich
- Italian
- deliberatamente
- Portuguese
- deliberadamente
- Turkish
- kasten
- Russian
- наро́чно naróčno
- Arabic
- عُمْداً ʕumdan
- Chinese
- 故意 gùyì
- Dutch
- bewust
14 more languages
- Polish
- rozmyślnie
- Greek
- επίτηδες epítides
- Korean
- 일부러 ilbureo
- Vietnamese
- cố tình
- Hungarian
- szándékosan
- Portuguese (PT)
- deliberadamente
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 故意 gùyì
- Catalan
- deliberadament
- Danish
- bevidst
- Finnish
- harkitusti
- Hebrew
- בכוונה be'khavana
- Icelandic
- viljandi
- Romanian
- înadins
- Scottish Gaelic
- a dh'aon ghnothach
Adverb slowly and carefully
- Spanish
- pausadamente
- Portuguese
- pausadamente
- Japanese
- じっくり jikkuri
- Portuguese (PT)
- deliberadamente
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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