Used in a Sentence

deliberately

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for deliberately.

Editorial note

The test is conceptually super easy, deliberately so, but with a very wide set of possible implementations.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of deliberately gathered in one view.

adverb

Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.

adverb

Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for deliberately.

Example sentences

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The test is conceptually super easy, deliberately so, but with a very wide set of possible implementations.

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Also, Microsoft has much more of a history of deliberately doing this to people, and so the suspicion is higher with Microsoft.

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It appears simpler at first glance, because the complexity is deliberately hidden.

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That whole story kind of strikes me as propaganda with deliberately provided intel and probably even satellite images.

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Being able to break it on a Mac isn't really relevant, though, since the only way to access it on a Mac is to deliberately spoof a mobile browser.

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If you're thinking about the past, think deliberately in order to distill any lesson you hope to learn from it.

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Why would you want to break the safeguards somebody has deliberately put in place?

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It is deliberately broad and ambiguous to allow specific real life events to be subsumed under the conditions of a given regulation.

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Grep for all arithmetic in your choice of program and the vast, vast majority are not deliberately using overflow behavior for some effect.

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C macros are deliberately restricted to prevent them from being used too much.

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I honestly think at this point it was deliberately crashed into the ocean by a pilot with mental problems.

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And both versions of your sentence are equally wrong, deliberately misleading and twisted.

Quote examples

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Tolkien deliberately made Tom an enigma: "And even in a mythical Age there must be some enigmas, as there always are.

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"The commission also alleges that Intel secretly redesigned key software, known as a compiler, that deliberately stunted the performance of competitors' CPU chips." The EU finally drops its antitrust suit against Microsoft, but the FTC seems to want to waste more time and money.

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> If we ever want to escape from the current computer security morass, we're probably going to need something like trusted computing Limiting malware to an officially approved subset is a curious definition of "escape." And any program which causes my computer to deliberately act against my orders is malware, whether it was created by a script kiddie or a multi-billion-dollar media cartel.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use deliberately in a sentence?

The test is conceptually super easy, deliberately so, but with a very wide set of possible implementations.

What does deliberately mean?

Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.

What part of speech is deliberately?

deliberately is commonly used as adverb.