deliberately

[US]/dɪˈlɪbərɪtlɪ/
[UK]/dɪ'lɪbərətli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. carefully and intentionally; with purpose or intention; unhurriedly.

Phrases & Collocations

act deliberately

speak deliberately

Example Sentences

my advice was deliberately misconstrued.

the Bank could deliberately overissue Treasury bills.

They deliberately shifted off the argument.

She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament.

someone had deliberately deep-sixed evidence.

are you deliberately seeking to estrange your readers?.

he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse.

he has deliberately elected to outcaste himself.

Eliot deliberately pruned away details.

They have deliberately locked us out.

She is deliberately staying away from the meetings.

Are you deliberately trying to hurt me?

I believe the house was deliberately set fire to.

He deliberately dressed down for the party.

should we deliberately intervene in the climate system to counteract global warming?.

he deliberately ran against her, knocking her shoulder.

he seemed deliberately to be stripping his art of mannerism.

I am morally certain that he is incapable of deliberately harming anyone.

airlines deliberately overbook some scheduled flights.

Real-world Examples

" Fantastic." I wish I'd done that deliberately!

Source: Listening Digest

Sometimes I wonder if you're doing it deliberately.

Source: "Father in the Time" Original Soundtrack

Now begin to breathe a little more deliberately.

Source: Wise Life 2022

Then drill each element deliberately, one after the other.

Source: Scientific Learning Method

Those stories are mostly made-up and all deliberately boring.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

In fact, entomologists once deliberately tried to do just that.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Sometimes it's best to be deliberately fuzzy and vague.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

And she did this, I think, deliberately.

Source: NPR News August 2016 Compilation

Okay. You two are deliberately not confirming me.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

My goal now is to use social media deliberately and on my own terms.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

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