deliberately

English

Etymology

From deliberate +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈlɪb(ə)ɹətli/, /dəˈlɪb(ə)ɹətli/
  • Hyphenation: de‧lib‧er‧ate‧ly
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

deliberately (comparative more deliberately, superlative most deliberately)

  1. 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.
    • 2024 November 14, Lauren del Valle, “After suicide of nonbinary teen, DOE finds multiple Title IX violations at Oklahoma school district”, in CNN‎[3]:
      “As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads.
  2. Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.
    After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.

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