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

“If it is designedly done, they cannot be justified; but I have no idea of there being so much design in the world as some persons imagine.”

From Literature

Charles Darwin said he could not “persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created” such gruesome killers, but without them farmers would spray tons more pesticide, and who wants that?

From Washington Post

At one point, Wainstein said in the letter, Knight asked White House officials “how it could be appropriate that a designedly apolitical process had been commandeered by political appointees for a seemingly political purpose.”

From Seattle Times

Ms. Knight concluded that “a designedly apolitical process had been commandeered by political appointees for a seemingly political purpose,” her attorney, Ken Wainstein, wrote in a legal filing.

From Washington Times

In the words of English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon: "Things alter for the worse spontaneously if they be not altered for the better designedly."

From US News