designedly

[ dih-zahy-nid-lee ]

adverb

1. intentionally; purposely; deliberately.

designedly

/ dɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ /

adverb

1. by intention or design; on purpose; deliberately

Word History and Origins

Origin of designedly¹

First recorded in 1650–60; designed + -ly

Example Sentences

His fraud would be still greater if he had designedly caused the drunkenness of the other.

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He placed it in prominence, instinctively or designedly, rejecting the merely complementary parts.

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At this moment Miss Prissy came rattling along towards the door, talking, we suspect designedly, in quite a high key.

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Designedly she passed the two who sat at a glass-covered table in a secluded corner, affecting not to notice them.

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But Mr. Daaken, unwittingly or designedly, taught other things than those I have mentioned above.

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