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intentionally

  • /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/
  • /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃnəli/
  • /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənli/

adverb more intentionally · most intentionally

  1. In an intentional manner; on purpose. The body design has been carried out to the requirements of the B.T.C. Design Panel in association with the Design Research Unit and its lines are described as "intentionally unelaborate".

    Similar: knowingly · Opposite: unintentionally

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Closest in meaning: designedly, purposely, deliberately, by design, advisedly, by choice, on purpose, purposefully, wilful, wittingly, purposively, deliberate, knowingly, consciously, judiciously, voluntarily

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adv intentional manner, on purpose

Españolintencionalmente, intencionadamente
日本語態と wazato, 意図的に itoteki ni
中文故意 gùyì, 蓄意 xùyì, 有意 yǒuyì, 刻意 kèyì, 存心 cúnxīn
Portuguêsintencionalmente
Françaisintentionnellement, à dessein
Deutschabsichtlich, vorsätzlich, beabsichtigt, bewusst
Ελληνικάεπίτηδες epítides, εκούσια ekoúsia, ηθελημένα itheliména, σκόπιμα skópima
Românăintenționat, premeditat, deliberat, dinadins, înadins
Русскийнаме́ренно namérenno, наро́чно naróšno, преднаме́ренно prednamérenno
Tiếng Việtcố ý, cố tình
العربيةعَمْدًا ʕamdan
עבריתביד רמה b'yad ramah

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@misc{intentionally_2026,
  title = {intentionally},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intentionally},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}