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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deliberately \De*lib"er*ate*ly\, adverb With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deliberately
adverb
1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]
2: in a deliberate unhurried manner; "she was working deliberately" [syn: {measuredly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "deliberately": advisedly, by design, calculatedly, calculatingly, cautiously, circumspectly, consciously, contemplatedly, crawlingly, creepingly, designedly, dilatorily, easily, falteringly, gently, haltingly, idly, in cold blood, in low gear, in march time, in slow motion, in slow tempo, indolently, intentionally, knowingly, lackadaisically, languidly, languorously, leisurely, limpingly, lingeringly, loiteringly, meditatedly, moderately, on purpose, pointedly, pokily, pokingly, premeditatedly, purposefully, purposely, purposively, relaxedly, reluctantly, resolutely, slow, slowly, sluggishly, tardily, tarryingly, tentatively, under easy sail, unhurriedly, voluntarily, willfully, with agonizing slowness, with deliberation, with full intent, with intent, with malice aforethought, with purpose, wittingly
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