deliberately
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Etymology edit
deliberate + -ly
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Adverb edit
deliberately (comparative more deliberately, superlative most deliberately)
- Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
- He deliberately broke that, didn't he?
- 2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page [2]:
- Major funding for this book was made possible by deliberately starving a family of four in Tennessee.
- Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.
- After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.
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intentionally
slowly and carefully
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