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- Dictionarydeliberately/dɪˈlɪb(ə)rətli/
adverb
- 1. consciously and intentionally; on purpose: "the fire was started deliberately" Similar Opposite
- 2. in a careful and unhurried way: "slowly and deliberately he rose from the armchair"
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us / dɪˈlɪb·ər·ət·li / Add to word list. intentionally: He did it deliberately to annoy me. (Definition of deliberately from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of deliberately. deliberately. Exact duplication of the original procedures is deliberately avoided. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
: with full awareness of what one is doing : in a way that is intended or planned. trying deliberately to mislead us. a deliberately harsh review.
adverb. us / dɪˈlɪb·ər·ət·li / Add to word list. intentionally: He did it deliberately to annoy me. (Definition of deliberately from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of deliberately. deliberately. The powerhouse wrestlers, of course, deliberately "no sell" moves. From Huffington Post.
Deliberately means on purpose. For example, you may have noticed how the schoolyard bully deliberately chose to pick on the smallest kids at recess. The adverb deliberately originates from the Latin word deliberatus, meaning "resolved upon, determined."
adverb. /dɪˈlɪbərətli/ done in a way that was planned, not by chance synonym intentionally, on purpose. She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. an ad campaign that deliberately targets children. She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament. to deliberately withhold/conceal information. The fire had been started deliberately.
intentionally, having planned to do something: He deliberately lied to the police. Fewer examples. Police are still trying to discover whether the fire was started deliberately. I deliberately avoided the question of money. He deliberately set out to hurt me. He did it deliberately to make her feel jealous.
Define deliberately. deliberately synonyms, deliberately pronunciation, deliberately translation, English dictionary definition of deliberately. adj. 1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional: mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.
DELIBERATELY meaning: 1 : in a way that is meant, intended, or planned; 2 : slowly and carefully in a way that is not hurried.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adverb deliberately mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb deliberately. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adverb deliberately?
deliberately. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧lib‧er‧ate‧ly /dɪˈlɪbərətli/ S3 adverb 1 done in a way that is intended or planned He deliberately upset her. 2 done or said in a slow careful way He shook his head slowly and deliberately.
