deliberately

deliberately
adv.
Deliberately is used with these adjectives: ↑ambiguous, ↑cautious, ↑contrived, ↑cruel, ↑cultivated, ↑low-key, ↑misleading, ↑obstructive, ↑offensive, ↑perverse, ↑provocative, ↑vague
Deliberately is used with these verbs: ↑aim, ↑avoid, ↑choose, ↑confuse, ↑cultivate, ↑deceive, ↑delay, ↑destroy, ↑distort, ↑encourage, ↑engineer, ↑exaggerate, ↑exclude, ↑exploit, ↑expose, ↑flout, ↑foster, ↑harm, ↑hide, ↑ignore, ↑incite, ↑inflict, ↑injure, ↑kick, ↑kill, ↑leak, ↑lie, ↑manipulate, ↑misinterpret, ↑mislead, ↑misrepresent, ↑murder, ↑neglect, ↑obscure, ↑obstruct, ↑omit, ↑pause, ↑pitch, ↑plant, ↑prolong, ↑promote, ↑provoke, ↑push, ↑ram, ↑refrain, ↑reject, ↑sabotage, ↑seek, ↑select, ↑shape, ↑slow, ↑snub, ↑suppress, ↑target, ↑try, ↑withhold

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  • deliberately — de|lib|er|ate|ly W3S3 [dıˈlıbərıtli] adv 1.) done in a way that is intended or planned = ↑on purpose, intentionally ↑intentionally ▪ He was deliberately trying to upset her. 2.) done or said in a slow careful way ▪ He shook his head slowly and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • deliberately — adverb 1) he deliberately hurt me Syn: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, by design, knowingly, wittingly, consciously, purposefully; willfully; Law with malice aforethought 2) he walked deliberately down the aisle Syn: carefully …   Thesaurus of popular words

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