advisedly
/əd'vaizidli/
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Definition
Adverb 1. Deliberately; intentionally; after careful consideration: Done with full awareness and thought, not by accident or impulse.
Usage
- Position in Sentence: Typically placed before the verb it modifies or at the end of a clause.
- Function: Emphasizes that an action was done with conscious purpose and forethought.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "To act advisedly": To act with careful deliberation and judgment.
- In such a sensitive matter, it is crucial to act advisedly.
- Used to qualify a statement, indicating it is not made lightly.
- I use the term "crisis" advisedly; the situation is truly severe.
Variants and Related Words
- Advise (verb): To offer suggestions about the best course of action.
- Advised (adjective): (Often used in compounds like "ill-advised" or "well-advised") Resulting from or showing advice or deliberation.
- It was a well-advised decision. (A decision made after careful thought.)
- Advisement (noun): Careful consideration.
- The proposal was taken under advisement. (It was taken for careful consideration.)
Synonyms
- Deliberately: Done consciously and intentionally.
- Intentionally: On purpose; not by accident.
- Purposely: With a specific purpose in mind.
- By design: As a result of a plan or intention.
Antonyms
- Unintentionally: Not done on purpose; by accident.
- Inadvertently: Without intention; accidentally.
- Casually: In a relaxed, informal way without serious intent.
- Impulsively: Done suddenly without careful thought.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Act on advice: To do something based on recommendations received.
- He acted on his lawyer's advice. (This phrase uses the verb "advise," not the adverb "advisedly" directly.)
- Take something under advisement: To consider something carefully before deciding.
- The judge took the motion under advisement. (This phrase relates to the concept of careful consideration inherent in "advisedly.")
Adverb
- with intention; in an intentional manner
- he used that word intentionally
- I did this by choice