advisedly, intentionally

advisedly, intentionally
An action or step taken advisedly is one that is deliberate, one taken with careful consideration. An action or step taken intentionally suggests purpose, design, and intent. One might intentionally talk back to a traffic policeman, but he is not likely to do so advisedly.

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  • intentionally — See advisedly. See advisedly, intentionally …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • advisedly — See advisedly, intentionally …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • advisedly — [adv] with due consideration carefully, cautiously, consciously, deliberately, discreetly, intentionally, prudently, thoughtfully; concept 544 …   New thesaurus

  • advisedly — adverb with intention; in an intentional manner (Freq. 1) he used that word intentionally I did this by choice • Syn: ↑intentionally, ↑deliberately, ↑designedly, ↑on purpose, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • intentionally — adverb with intention; in an intentional manner (Freq. 1) he used that word intentionally I did this by choice • Syn: ↑deliberately, ↑designedly, ↑on purpose, ↑purposely, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • intentionally — Synonyms and related words: advisedly, by design, calculatedly, consciously, contemplatedly, deliberately, designedly, in cold blood, knowingly, meditatedly, on purpose, pointedly, premeditatedly, purposefully, purposely, purposively, voluntarily …   Moby Thesaurus

  • advisedly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. consciously, thoughtfully, intentionally, after due consideration; see deliberately …   English dictionary for students

  • advisedly — With deliberation; intentionally …   Black's law dictionary

  • advisedly — With deliberation; intentionally …   Black's law dictionary

  • on purpose — adverb with intention; in an intentional manner he used that word intentionally I did this by choice • Syn: ↑intentionally, ↑deliberately, ↑designedly, ↑purposely, ↑advisedly, ↑b …   Useful english dictionary

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