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Deliberately Dɪˈlɪbərətli Children Adverb She's Ignoring Day Ad

Word3 deliberately
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic /dɪˈlɪbərətli/ /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
Example
  • she's been deliberately ignoring him all day.
  • an ad campaign that deliberately targets children
  • she was accused of deliberately misleading parliament.
  • to deliberately withhold/conceal information
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deliberately

(adverb)/dɪˈlɪbərətli/ /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
  1. done in a way that was planned, not by chance
    • SYNONYM intentionally
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/intentionally
    • She's been deliberately ignoring him all day.
    • an ad campaign that deliberately targets children
    • She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament.
    • to deliberately withhold/conceal information
    • The fire had been started deliberately.
    • Her tone was deliberately insulting.

    Extra Examples

    • I suspected that he was being deliberately ambiguous.
    • She described how he quite deliberately tried to entice the two children away.
    • He deliberately chose to cast unknown actors.
  2. slowly and carefully
    • He packed up his possessions slowly and deliberately.
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