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ad·vis·ed·ly

(ăd-vī′zĭd-lē)

adv.

With careful consideration; deliberately.

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ad•vis•ed•ly

(ædˈvaɪ zɪd li)

adv.

after careful consideration; deliberately: to speak advisedly.

[1425–75]

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Adv.

advisedly - with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"

by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely

advisedly

adverb deliberately, intentionally, with intent, on purpose, by design, prudently, judiciously, after careful consideration, calculatedly, designedly, premeditatedly I say 'boys' advisedly because we are talking about male behaviour.

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con cognizione di causa

advisedly

[ədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ] ADV → deliberadamente
to speak advisedly → hablar con conocimiento de causa
I say so advisedly → lo digo después de pensarlo bien

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advisedly

[ədˈvaɪzɪdli] adv (= deliberately) → délibérément, en connaissance de cause
I use the word advisedly → J'emploie le mot délibérément.

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advisedly

adv → richtig; and I use the word advisedly → ich verwende bewusst dieses Wort

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advisedly

[ədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ] adv (deliberately) → deliberatamente

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He replied, "I do it advisedly; for it would never do to have to sharpen my weapons just at the time I ought to be using them."

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When the whole earth is vibrant with life, does it not seem to you, Octavie, that heaven might for once relent and give us back our dead?" He spoke very low, advisedly, and impressively.

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They will be more temperate and cool, and in that respect, as well as in others, will be more in capacity to act advisedly than the offending State.

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The like surprise may be made by moving things, when the party is in haste, and cannot stay to consider advisedly of that is moved.

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He was trying to formulate a theory that he had always unconsciously held, that all sisters, excepting his own, could advisedly be ruined.

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I speak advisedly when I say this,--that killing a slave, or any colored person, in Talbot county, Maryland, is not treated as a crime, either by the courts or the community.

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"Soul" is used advisedly. Whatever the human soul may be-- informing spirit, identity, personality, consciousness--that intangible thing Michael certainly possessed.

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"If you like," I said, advisedly; "and if I can get some sleep to-day."

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Sam spoke like a philosopher, emphasizing this--as if he had had a large experience in different sorts of worlds, and therefore had come to his conclusions advisedly.

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"I have called it insuperable, and I speak advisedly."

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She was even more dreadfully fond of Estella than she had been when I last saw them together; I repeat the word advisedly, for there was something positively dreadful in the energy of her looks and embraces.

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I put the shoes first advisedly, for they made an even deeper impression upon me than a seedy black coat, a pair of threadbare trousers, a flabby cravat, or a crumpled shirt collar.