Used in a Sentence

wittingly

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wittingly.

Editorial note

Everything is an addition or evolution of the past, regardless of whether it is explicitly or wittingly so.

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Quick take

in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.

Meaning at a glance

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

adverb

in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wittingly.

adverb

in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.

Example sentences

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Everything is an addition or evolution of the past, regardless of whether it is explicitly or wittingly so.

2

Many people recognize that either wittingly or unwittingly and so getting vaccinated against Measles and Chicken Pox just isn't a high priority.

3

Obviously, most departments and instructors will, wittingly or not, choose the latter.

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The design choices you've made encode that goal, wittingly or unwittingly.

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He puts up an interesting split in Anathema which wittingly or not might well represent a lot of the current hacker/tech-elite discussion in society at large.

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But I must stress, that I did not wittingly make out and fondle.

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Which organization is running publicly available proxies servers wittingly?

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The military may actually be doing it wittingly.

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Explain you never signed up for it, wittingly.

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Which is arguably worse than wittingly doing so.

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Terrible working conditions in continue to exist, contrary to public statements made by Tim Cook, and the supply chain continues to make use of child labor wittingly or unwittingly.

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The narratives often are created by interests whose goal is to manipulate public opinion, and their stories are repeated widely, wittingly by their agents and unwittingly by everyone else.

Quote examples

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You don't have to have "wittingly" or "willingly" done something for a ticket - negligence (even minor) is plenty.

2

Coupled with his lies to Congress during hearings about whether the NSA collected data on Americans ("not wittingly"), Clapper would probably be the best target.

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> The NSA has long claimed that it does not engage in "economic espionage." Not wittingly.

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- the FBI’s planes “are not equipped, designed or used for bulk collection activities or mass surveillance” At least not wittingly.

Proper noun examples

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Wittingly or not, you are trying to change subject, twist the narrative and so on.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use wittingly in a sentence?

Everything is an addition or evolution of the past, regardless of whether it is explicitly or wittingly so.

What does wittingly mean?

in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.

What part of speech is wittingly?

wittingly is commonly used as adverb.