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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. Exact duplication of the original procedures is deliberately avoided. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
The meaning of DELIBERATELY is in a deliberate manner. How to use deliberately in a sentence.
The adverb deliberately originates from the Latin word deliberatus, meaning "resolved upon, determined." Used to describe an action made intentionally, it can also mean doing something in a careful, thoughtful manner.
adverb. us / dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət.li / uk / dɪˈlɪb. ə r.ət.li / Add to word list. B2. intentionally: I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me. slowly and carefully: Calmly and deliberately, she cut up his suits one by one. Fewer examples. It is believed that the building was set on fire deliberately.
(often of something bad) intentional or planned: a deliberate attack / insult / lie. We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while. A deliberate movement, action, or thought is done carefully without hurrying: From her slow, deliberate speech I guessed she must be drunk. Fewer examples.
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.
DELIBERATELY meaning: 1 : in a way that is meant, intended, or planned; 2 : slowly and carefully in a way that is not hurried.
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.
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To deliberate means to carefully think or talk something through — it also means slow and measured, the pace of this kind of careful decision making. If you chose deliberately, you make a very conscious, well-thought-through choice.
