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deliberate

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
(often of something bad) intentional or planned:

Examples:

a deliberate attack/insult/lie
We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.
2
A deliberate movement, action, or thought is done carefully without hurrying:

Examples:

From her slow, deliberate speech I guessed she must be drunk.
3
to think or talk seriously and carefully about something:

Examples:

deliberate on The jury took five days to deliberate on the case.
The committee has deliberated the question at great length.
[ + question word ] He's deliberating whether or not to accept the new job that he's been offered.
4
(of an action or a decision) intentional or planned, often with the result of being harmful to someone:

Examples:

a deliberate insult
He accused her of writing deliberate untruths.
5
Someone who moves, acts, or thinks in a deliberate way moves, acts, or thinks slowly and usually carefully.
6
to think or talk seriously and carefully about something:

Examples:

[ I ] The jury deliberated for two days before reaching a verdict.

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