deliberate.
Done on purpose; intentional.
Meaning & usage
Done on purpose; intentional.
a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
Not hasty or sudden; slow.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.
To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.
To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.
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