ADVISEDLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does advisedly mean? 

• ADVISEDLY (adverb)
  The adverb ADVISEDLY has 1 sense:

1. with intention; in an intentional manner

  Familiarity information: ADVISEDLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADVISEDLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With intention; in an intentional manner

Synonyms:

advisedly; by choice; by design; deliberately; designedly; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

Context example:

I did this by choice

 Context examples 

I say "hopped" advisedly, for the beast moved like a kangaroo, springing along in an erect position upon its powerful hind legs, while its front ones were held bent in front of it.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)