deliberately

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deliberately

/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/
/dəˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/

adverb more deliberately · most deliberately

Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally. He deliberately broke that, didn't he?
Taking one's time, slowly and carefully. After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.

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Closest in meaning: advisedly, purposely, intentionally, designedly, by design, measuredly, by choice, on purpose, wilful, intentional, wittingly, purposefully, purposively, consciously, knowingly, purpose

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adv intentionally

Español	deliberadamente
日本語	故意に koi-ni, わざと wazato
中文	故意 gùyì, 蓄意 xùyì, 有意 yǒuyì, 刻意 kèyì, 存心 cúnxīn
हिन्दी	जानबूझकर jānbūjhkar
Português	deliberadamente
Français	exprès
Deutsch	mit Absicht, absichtlich, vorsätzlich
Italiano	intenzionalmente, deliberatamente, per partito preso
Ελληνικά	επίτηδες epítides
Română	deliberat, intenționat, dinadins, înadins
Русский	наме́ренно namérenno, созна́тельно soznátelʹno, наро́чно naróčno, умы́шленно umýšlenno
العربية	عُمْداً ʕumdan
עברית	בכוונה be'khavana

adv slowly and carefully

Español	deliberadamente, largo y tendido
日本語	じっくり jikkuri
Português	deliberadamente
Deutsch	bedächtig, vorsichtig
Русский	ме́дленно médlenno

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@misc{deliberately_2026,
  title = {deliberately},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deliberately},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}