deliberately
adverb
de·lib·er·ate·ly
di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē 
-ˈlib-rət-
: in a deliberate manner: such as
a
: with full awareness of what one is doing : in a way that is intended or planned
trying deliberately to mislead us
a deliberately harsh review
It's very clear, however, that organizations funded in part by the fossil fuel industry have deliberately tried to undermine the public's understanding of the scientific consensus by promoting a few skeptics.—
Joel Achenbach
Joel Achenbach
b
: in a way that is not hurried : slowly and carefully
speaking clearly and deliberately
He moves deliberately, almost cautiously, and he speaks with the assurance of someone who is accustomed to being listened to.—Alec Wilkinson
Alec WilkinsonExamples of deliberately in a Sentence
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 12 July 2025
In the past few decades, riders have deliberately dropped time to avoid wearing the sponsor’s skinsuits.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 12 July 2025
By proactively defining and deliberately adhering to a personal hybrid moral codex each of us can step out of a reactive modus amid the shifting tectonic plates to become a source of trust and hope.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Dali sneaked onto overnight Delta Flight 264 traveling from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France on Nov. 26, 2024, without having a ticket and deliberately bypassed multiple boarding pass and identification checkpoints.
—ABC News, 10 July 2025
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Leonard David, Space.com, 12 July 2025
In the past few decades, riders have deliberately dropped time to avoid wearing the sponsor’s skinsuits.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 12 July 2025
By proactively defining and deliberately adhering to a personal hybrid moral codex each of us can step out of a reactive modus amid the shifting tectonic plates to become a source of trust and hope.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Dali sneaked onto overnight Delta Flight 264 traveling from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France on Nov. 26, 2024, without having a ticket and deliberately bypassed multiple boarding pass and identification checkpoints.
—ABC News, 10 July 2025
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliberately. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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