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deliberately

/dɪˈlɪbɚətli/

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What does deliberately mean?

adverb

  1. Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
  2. Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

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IPA pronunciation

/dɪˈlɪbɚətli/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/dɪˈlɪbɹətli/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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She began now to live through that yesterday morning deliberately again, forcing herself to dwell on every detail and its possible meaning.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
Towards eleven o'clock the ladies from the great avenue a block above Polk Street made their appearance, promenading the sidewalks leisurely, deliberately.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
More book examples (3)
But you have deliberately chosen the part of the man from Honolulu, and you have played it with improvements of your own.
Robert Louis StevensonFather Damien: An Open Letter to the Reverend Dr. Hyde of HonoluluProject Gutenberg ebook #281
I was actually so dull and tired that I deliberately slept away the afternoon in order to forget the heat and flies.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755
In Egypt Sesostris, the grandest king of the country, having lost his eyesight in his old age, calmly and deliberately killed himself.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747