deliberately
/dɪˈlɪbəətli/dih-LIH-bur-uht-lee
/dɪˈlɪbɚətli/dih-LIH-bur-uht-lee
Meaningin a weighed-up way
Common meaning: on purpose
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- libera balance; a pound weightLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1060 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘down, away, off’ + ‘a balance’ → deliberately
Journey through time
- Latinlībra, -ae‘a balance’
- Englishdeliberate‘intentional’
- Englishformed in English from deliberatedeliberately‘on purpose’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from deliberate + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DELIBERATE, p.159 · scan
Roots
- lībra, -ae Latin “a balance; a pound weight”
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