wittingly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪtɪŋli/

Definition of wittingly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.
    “It muſt be ſo offended, it cannot be els, for heere lyes the poynt, if I drowne my ſelfe wittingly, it argues an act, & an act hath three branches, it is to act, to doe, to performe, or all; ſhe drownd her ſelfe wittingly.”

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Etymology

From Middle English wetandly, wettanly, wetyngly, witandly, witingeliche, wittandly, wittingli, wittingly, wityngli, wityngly, witynly, wytindeliche, wytyngly, equivalent to witting + -ly. Cognate with German wissentlich.

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