as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
whether he hurt her feelings wittingly or unwittingly isn't important; he should still apologize
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Adverb
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Surveillance video indicates a driver intentionally crashed into a crowd on a Los Angeles street, injuring more than two dozen people before he was pulled from the vehicle by bystanders, beaten and shot, authorities said.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 July 2025 -
The Israeli military denies intentionally targeting civilians.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
21 July 2025
Adverb
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Although the pace of fabric purchasing for collections has slowed down due to fluctuations in the global economy, Yaşar said brands are doing this with the aim of managing the process more deliberately.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 July 2025
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The message is casual, confident, and deliberately intriguing.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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That at least some of the wood was actually stained concrete and steel didn’t seem to register for most visitors, whose attention was purposely guided outside.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Horn and Jackson purposely did their warmup drills catching the ball near Young on Wednesday.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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“Wittingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wittingly. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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