advisedly

[ ad-vahy-zid-lee ]

adverb

1. after careful or thorough consideration; deliberately.

Word History and Origins

Origin of advisedly¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English avisedli; advised, -ly

Example Sentences

Yet it takes deadly aim — I use the term “deadly” advisedly — at public health in America, including our nearly 120-year tradition of enforcing vaccine mandates on adults and schoolchildren alike.

From Los Angeles Times

She also said: "Clearly the events of the last few weeks have been difficult - and I use this word advisedly and deliberately - in some respects very traumatic."

From BBC

This advisedly clunky emphasis on fibs and their detection is something of a Johnson trademark.

From Washington Post

“We built them so lovingly. You use a word like lovingly advisedly when you’re talking about a hunk of metal, but we put everything we had into those things.”

From New York Times

The result was a very powerful mounting, and I use the word advisedly: It sometimes seemed like an exhibit.

From New York Times