Deliberately
/dɪˈlɪbərətli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adverbIntentionally and not by accident.
adverbCarefully and slowly, after thinking about something.
Extra definitions
adverbAfter careful thought.
adverbIntentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
adverbTaking one's time, slowly and carefully.
Sentence Examples
He deliberately ignored it.
She deliberately chose simplicity.
He paused deliberately.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“Major funding for this book was made possible by deliberately starving a family of four in Tennessee.”
— 2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page https://archive.org/details/whenwilljesusbri00hype/page/n9/:
““As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads.”
— 2024 November 14, Lauren del Valle, “After suicide of nonbinary teen, DOE finds multiple Title IX violations at Oklahoma school district”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He ____ ignored it.