The meaning of DELIBERATELY is in a deliberate manner. How to use deliberately in a sentence.

DELIBERATELY definition: 1. intentionally: 2. slowly and carefully: 3. intentionally: . Learn more.

It is believed that the building was set on fire deliberately. I deliberately didn't have lunch so that I would be hungry tonight. He was sent off for deliberately tripping Robson when he was about …

Deliberately means on purpose. For example, you may have noticed how the schoolyard bully deliberately chose to pick on the smallest kids at recess. The adverb deliberately originates from the Latin word deliberatus, meaning "resolved upon, determined."

Synonyms for DELIBERATELY: intentionally, purposely, purposefully, consciously, willfully, knowingly, voluntarily, purposively; Antonyms of DELIBERATELY: inadvertently, unconsciously, accidentally, unwittingly, unintentionally, incidentally, randomly, unknowingly

DELIBERATELY definition: intentionally, having planned to do something: . Learn more.

Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional: mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult. 2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration: a deliberate decision. See Synonyms at voluntary. 3. Unhurried and careful: moved at a deliberate pace. 1.

done in a way that was planned, not by chance synonym intentionally, on purpose. She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament. The fire had been started deliberately. Her tone was deliberately insulting. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

DELIBERATELY meaning: 1 : in a way that is meant, intended, or planned; 2 : slowly and carefully in a way that is not hurried

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb deliberately. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adverb deliberately? How is the adverb deliberately pronounced? Where does the adverb deliberately come from?