Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Intentionally; on purpose; with deliberate intent: "Designedly" describes an action performed with conscious planning and forethought, not by accident or chance.

Usage

• Position in Sentence: Typically placed before the main verb or at the end of a clause to modify the action.
• Formality: This is a formal or literary adverb. In everyday speech, "intentionally" or "deliberately" are more common.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The software was designedly simple to ensure ease of use for beginners.
  • She left the document on his desk designedly, hoping he would find it.
  • The ambiguity in the statement was designedly vague to allow for multiple interpretations.

Advanced Usage

• "To act designedly": to act with a specific, premeditated purpose.
  • The agent acted designedly to avoid raising any suspicion.
• Contrast with "Accidentally": "Designedly" explicitly contrasts with actions that are unintended.
  • The error was not made designedly; it was an honest mistake.

Variants and Related Words

• Design (verb): To plan or intend for a specific purpose.
  • They designed the park for community events.
• Designed (adjective): Planned or created intentionally.
  • This is a highly designed environment.
• By design (idiomatic phrase): As a result of a plan; intentionally.
  • The meeting ended early by design.

Synonyms

• Intentionally: Done on purpose.
• Deliberately: With careful consideration or intent.
• Purposely: With a specific purpose in mind.
• Willfully: With stubborn or intentional determination.

Antonyms

• Accidentally: By chance; without intent.
• Inadvertently: Without intention; accidentally.
• Unintentionally: Not done on purpose.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• With malice aforethought: A legal phrase meaning with prior intent to do harm, often more severe than simply "designedly."
• Calculated move: An action taken after careful thought and planning, similar in meaning to an action done designedly.

Adverb

1. with intention; in an intentional manner
   • he used that word intentionally
   • I did this by choice