deliberately
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/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/
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/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/ · /dəˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/
Definition of deliberately
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
“He deliberately broke that, didn't he?”
“Major funding for this book was made possible by deliberately starving a family of four in Tennessee.”
““As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads.”
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adv
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Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
“He deliberately broke that, didn't he?”
“Major funding for this book was made possible by deliberately starving a family of four in Tennessee.”
““As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads.”
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Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.
“After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.”
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Etymology
From deliberate + -ly.
Words you can make from deliberately
200+ playable · top: BELATEDLY (15 pts)
Best play belatedly 15 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
8 words8-letter words
28 words- BETRAYED 14 pts
- BRIDALLY 14 pts
- DIABLERY 14 pts
- RIBALDLY 14 pts
- BLEARILY 13 pts
- RELIABLY 13 pts
- TRIBALLY 13 pts
- ELATEDLY 12 pts
- BILLETED 11 pts
- BRAILLED 11 pts
- DIRTBALL 11 pts
- EDITABLE 11 pts
- LIBRATED 11 pts
- REBAITED 11 pts
- REBELLED 11 pts
- REBILLED 11 pts
- RIDEABLE 11 pts
- BILLETEE 10 pts
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- LIBERATE 10 pts
- REELABLE 10 pts
- RELIABLE 10 pts
- DETAILER 9 pts
- ELATERID 9 pts
- RETAILED 9 pts
- TILLERED 9 pts
- TRIALLED 9 pts
- LAETRILE 8 pts
7-letter words
84 words- BEADILY 13 pts
- BEDIRTY 13 pts
- BEEYARD 13 pts
- BELAYED 13 pts
- DRYABLE 13 pts
- DYEABLE 13 pts
- RABIDLY 13 pts
- BEERILY 12 pts
- BELAYER 12 pts
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- EYEABLE 12 pts
- EYEBALL 12 pts
- LIBERTY 12 pts
- DELAYER 11 pts
- DIETARY 11 pts
- ELDERLY 11 pts
- IDEALLY 11 pts
- LAIRDLY 11 pts
- LAYERED 11 pts
- LYRATED 11 pts
- READILY 11 pts
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- RELAYED 11 pts
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6-letter words
78 words- BALDLY 12 pts
- BELADY 12 pts
- BRAYED 12 pts
- BREADY 12 pts
- BYRLED 12 pts
- DRABLY 12 pts
- DYABLE 12 pts
- BAILEY 11 pts
- BARELY 11 pts
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- BARYTE 11 pts
- BETRAY 11 pts
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- ARIDLY 10 pts
- DAYLIT 10 pts
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- AERILY 9 pts
- ARTILY 9 pts
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- DETAIL 7 pts
- DIALER 7 pts
- DIETER 7 pts
- DILATE 7 pts
- ELATED 7 pts
- EELIER 6 pts
- ELATER 6 pts
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