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advisedly

adverb

Definition of advisedlynext
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. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advisedly
  1. deliberately
  2. intentionally
Adverb
  • Seeking to deliberately undermine, delegitimize and destroy is not Madisonian.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The probability of Kessler syndrome becomes much higher if humans start deliberately blowing things up in space.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • Folklore intentionally awards $10,000 grants rather than spreading the money across a larger number of smaller awards, with the goal of providing enough funding for investments such as equipment, additional space or employees.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In May, the department said UCLA’s medical school had intentionally considered race in admissions for three years.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of intentionally

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“Advisedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advisedly. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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