deliberately
adverb
de·lib·er·ate·ly
di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē 
-ˈlib-rət-
: in a deliberate manner: such as
a
: with full awareness of what one is doing : in a way that is intended or planned
trying deliberately to mislead us
a deliberately harsh review
It's very clear, however, that organizations funded in part by the fossil fuel industry have deliberately tried to undermine the public's understanding of the scientific consensus by promoting a few skeptics.—
Joel Achenbach
Joel Achenbach
b
: in a way that is not hurried : slowly and carefully
speaking clearly and deliberately
He moves deliberately, almost cautiously, and he speaks with the assurance of someone who is accustomed to being listened to.—Alec Wilkinson
Alec WilkinsonExamples of deliberately in a Sentence
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Accessible by ferry but deliberately low-key, the island is defined by dramatic cliffs, a compact hilltop village and a strong sense of local culture.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Shell, who pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week in Philadelphia federal court, is one of more than a dozen college athletes accused of accepting bribes from gamblers to take a dive and deliberately tank their performance on the court.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Data collected by Amnesty International’s Citizen Evidence Lab suggests that Israel deliberately used this incendiary substance in densely populated villages in southern Lebanon to push the civilians out and make their lands unusable.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Instead, the new study strengthens the case that Neolithic humans deliberately moved the stones over vast distances using early transport methods.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Shell, who pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week in Philadelphia federal court, is one of more than a dozen college athletes accused of accepting bribes from gamblers to take a dive and deliberately tank their performance on the court.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Data collected by Amnesty International’s Citizen Evidence Lab suggests that Israel deliberately used this incendiary substance in densely populated villages in southern Lebanon to push the civilians out and make their lands unusable.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Instead, the new study strengthens the case that Neolithic humans deliberately moved the stones over vast distances using early transport methods.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliberately. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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