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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Elmore added that Pause AI deliberately vets volunteers and keeps tight control over its messaging to avoid being associated with extreme views.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Tonya Drew, a stay-at-home mother of 10 in Tempe, has spent years deliberately avoiding Amazon.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The college’s leaders intentionally decided not to open a dining hall, so that the students would learn to cook and host others in their home.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The real question is whether the system will build around that reality intentionally.—
Jeremy Morgan,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Advisedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advisedly. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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