advisedly

adverb

Definition of advisedlynext
as in deliberately
with full awareness of what one is doing I'm calling him a traitor, and I use that term advisedly

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Recent Examples of advisedly Ill-advisedly, Wladyka introduces imaginary sequences in which Haru invents dance numbers out of ordinary situations. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The wrecking begins when Carey (Marvin), Paul’s best friend, ill-advisedly sleeps with Julie—and then, more ill-advisedly still, confesses it to Paul the next day. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advisedly
  1. deliberately
  2. intentionally
Adverb
  • The paper, led by a researcher named Evan Hubinger, described an experiment in which Anthropic’s team had deliberately trained AI models to behave deceptively.
    — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Some are very hands on, others deliberately removed from almost all day-to-day decisions.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberately
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  • The league is concerned about contracts that are vulnerable to manipulation, like field goals where a kicker could intentionally miss or a wide receiver intentionally fumbling a pass.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But even in this serious conversation, Angie can always give us a moment of comic relief (intentionally or not).
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of intentionally

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“Advisedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advisedly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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