Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional.
- adjective Arising from or marked by careful consideration: synonym: voluntary.
- adjective Unhurried and careful.
- intransitive verb To think carefully and often slowly, as about a choice to be made.
- intransitive verb To consult with another or others in a process of reaching a decision.
- intransitive verb To consider (a matter) carefully and often slowly, as by weighing alternatives.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of an action; circumspect; careful and slow in deciding: applied to persons.
- Formed or done with careful consideration and full intention; well weighed or considered; not sudden or rash: applied to thoughts or acts: as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate purpose; a deliberate falsehood.
- Characterized by slowness in decision or action; slow.
- Synonyms and Cautious, cool, wary, careful, thoughtful.
- To weigh in the mind; weigh the arguments or considerations for and against; think or reflect upon; consider.
- To think carefully or attentively; consider and examine the reasons for and against a proposition; estimate the weight or force of arguments, or the probable consequences of an action, in order to a choice or decision; reflect carefully upon what is to be done; consider.
- More loosely, to pause and consider; stop to reflect.
- Synonyms To ponder, cogitate, reflect, debate, think, meditate, ruminate, muse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons.
- adjective Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash
- adjective Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- adjective having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
- transitive verb To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder.
- intransitive verb To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with
on ,upon ,about ,concerning .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Done on
purpose ;intentional . - adjective Of a person, weighing
facts andarguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probableconsequences of a step;circumspect ; slow in determining. - adjective Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not
sudden orrash . - adjective Not
hasty orsudden ; slow. - verb To
consider carefully.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb think about carefully; weigh
- verb discuss the pros and cons of an issue
- adjective carefully thought out in advance
- adjective unhurried and with care and dignity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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After what she calls a deliberate campaign to keep her from meeting performance targets â including by giving her an out-of-the-way desk where customers couldn't find her â she was fired in August, according to her complaints.
Debrahlee Lorenzana Asks Human Rights Officials To Investigate Citibank (VIDEO) 2010
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LEHRER: Well, in my book I profiled some pilots and talk about how pilots learn to practice what they call deliberate calm, and the other thing that gets back to why they practice in flight simulators.
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In my not-so-humble opinion, there are a number of distinct examples of that sort of thing, but one of the most annoying is what I call the deliberate misunderstanding of your point.
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In my not-so-humble opinion, there are a number of distinct examples of that sort of thing, but one of the most annoying is what I call the deliberate misunderstanding of your point.
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She's accusing the Bush administration of what she calls deliberate neglect.
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Du Toit, who has been in jail since April 2002, told the judge he would not have a fair trial because of what he termed the deliberate delay tactics used by the prosecution.
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The report also notes what it calls deliberate and continuous absenteeism "perpetrated in order to engage in remunerative work outside the public service".
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Stofile said he had been shocked to learn of Tanana's remarks and would seek legal opinion on what he called deliberate slander.
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Prime Minister Ahmed Abdou, in a radio address Thursday, blamed what he called deliberate "destabilization" on "elements opposed to the regime."
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Africa's development, and he condemned what he described as a deliberate campaign by the West to destroy Nigeria.
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