deliberately

[ dih-lib-er-it-lee ]

adverb

1. on purpose; with clear intent:

   Is this just bad journalism, or an attempt to deliberately mislead the public?

2. with careful thought or consideration:

   The board is committed to moving deliberately on this important initiative.

3. in a calm and unhurried way:

   He was careful to move slowly and deliberately so as not to scare them off.

Other Words From

• non·de·lib·er·ate·ly adverb
• o·ver·de·lib·er·ate·ly adverb
• pre·de·lib·er·ate·ly adverb
• qua·si-de·lib·er·ate·ly adverb
• un·de·lib·er·ate·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of deliberately¹

deliberate ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by deliberately causing the mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, a report by Human Rights Watch says.

From BBC

In December 2011 he and another man, Garreth Foster, were sentenced to 10 years in prison for deliberately setting fire to Hanley’s Regent Road mosque.

From BBC

"This was a planned attack," said Mr Bull, "He deliberately armed himself with knives and attacked him from behind."

From BBC

Instead, it asserted that OpenAI had deliberately removed author, title and copyright labels — collectively known as copyright management information, or CMI — from the articles it imported to train its bots.

From Los Angeles Times

Deliberately removing CMI with the intention of fostering copyright violations is a direct violation of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which governs intellectual property rights of producers of digital content.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• consciously
• knowingly
• pointedly
• purposely
• studiously
• voluntarily
• willfully