as in deliberately
with full awareness of what one is doing
I'm calling him a traitor, and I use that term advisedly
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Recent Examples of advisedly
The wrecking begins when Carey (Marvin), Paul’s best friend, ill-advisedly sleeps with Julie—and then, more ill-advisedly still, confesses it to Paul the next day.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advisedly
Adverb
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The Arabs deliberately placed the Arab refugees and their descendants in refugee camps as pawns in the propaganda war against Israel.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Echols said lawmakers deliberately chose broad language to avoid closing the door on people whose cases might not fit narrow statutory definitions.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Justice Department countered at an October 2025 hearing that detainees were never intentionally barred from contact with attorneys, but that circumstances during unrest on the streets over ICE immigration operations caused conditions at B-18 that were far from normal.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a recent interview with ABC affiliate WXLV, Marissa's sister, Emma Villegas, maintained that her sibling did not intentionally disappear.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Advisedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advisedly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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