knowinglyknow‧ing‧ly /ˈnəʊɪŋli $ ˈnoʊ-/ adverb

- If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract they will be dismissed immediately.
- J.D. laughed softly and knowingly.
- Stansfield would never have knowingly become involved in political espionage.
► deliberately if you do something deliberately, you do it because you want to: · He upset her deliberately.· I deliberately kept the letter short.
► on purpose especially spoken deliberately, especially in order to annoy someone or get an advantage for yourself: · I didn’t push her on purpose; it was an accident.
► intentionally deliberately, especially in order to have a particular result or effect: · Very few teenagers become pregnant intentionally.
► consciously done after thinking carefully about what you are doing, especially because you know what the results of your actions might be: · Parents pass their values to their children, though not always consciously.
► knowingly if you knowingly do something wrong or illegal, you do it even though you know it is wrong: · FBI agents arrested Dillon for ‘knowingly making a false statement on a passport application’.
deliberately► deliberately if you do something deliberately , you do it because you want to do it, and you hope it will have a particular result or effect: · She left the letter there deliberately so that you'd see it.· Police believe the fire was started deliberately.· Rogers was dismissed from the army for deliberately disobeying an order.· I think he was deliberately ignoring me.
► on purpose spoken if you do something on purpose , you do it deliberately, for example in order to annoy people or to get an advantage for yourself - use this especially about things that are not very important: · I spilled my drink on purpose -- I needed an excuse to leave the room.· Will always pronounces my name wrong. Do you think he does it on purpose?· Is he really that dumb or is he acting that way on purpose?
► intentionally if you do something intentionally , you do it deliberately - use this especially about actions that are wrong or illegal: · The jury had to decide whether he killed John Bishop intentionally or whether it was an accident.· The mayor denied intentionally misleading the public and proclaimed his innocence.· The article is intentionally provocative and looks likely to cause a stir.
► knowingly if you knowingly do something wrong or illegal, you do it even though you know it is wrong: · If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract they will be dismissed immediately.· Stansfield would never have knowingly become involved in political espionage.
► consciously if you do something consciously , you do it carefully and you think about it as you are doing it, especially because you know what the result of your actions might be: · I don't think she was consciously trying to hurt your feelings.· Most school teachers do not consciously discriminate between their students.
► wilfully British /willfully American if you wilfully do something, you do it deliberately or do not try to stop it even though you know it is wrong or it will cause harm -- used especially in legal contexts: · The mother could face a charge of wilfully neglecting her children.· The defendants were convicted of wilfully promoting racial hatred.· The new evidence was either not available or was willfully ignored.
► pointedly said or done in a way that will make other people notice you, especially to show them that you think they should do something: · Miss Phillips looked at the clock pointedly and I realized that it was time for me to leave.· The shopkeeper made a rude comment about shoplifters and looked pointedly at the boy standing next to me.
► make a point of to deliberately do something because you think it is important to do it, or because you want other people to notice that you have done it: make a point of doing something: · Kramer made a point of looking very bored while the colonel was speaking.· You should make a point of arriving fifteen minutes early at the office every morning -- show that you're keen.make a point of something: · "Did you complain about it?'' "Yes, I made a point of it.''
ADJECTIVE► concerned· If the contravener paid up there would be no liability on the persons knowingly concerned.
VERB► smile· Dexter sat back in his armchair, unsure whether to laugh outright or smile knowingly at the businessman's practical joke.· McDonald said, smiling knowingly and indulgently.· They just sorta smiled knowingly and kept the name.
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