circumspectly

adverb

Definition of circumspectlynext
as in designedly

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  1. deliberately
  2. hesitantly
  3. tentatively
Adverb
  • The other two fires were also started by people, though not necessarily deliberately, investigators have said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Record-low water levels along the Danube River have exposed dozens of German military shipwrecks near the Serbian town of Prahovo, where an estimated 200 vessels were deliberately scuttled by retreating Nazi forces in 1944.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • In Broad Strokes, Cohen advances her character further toward a new frontier, though gently and hesitantly.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.
    — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of hesitantly
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  • Kuechly, however, is tentatively scheduled to be a halftime guest on the team’s radio network Thursday night.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The second center is slated to tentatively open in 2028 to students on the district’s central campus.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of tentatively
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