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INTENTIONALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With intention; in an intentional manner

Example:

I did this by choice

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

unintentionally (without intention; in an unintentional manner)

Pertainym:

intentional (characterized by conscious design or purpose)

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 Context examples: 

The bitter feelings occasioned by this speech, the many bitter feelings, made the utmost exertion necessary on Emma's side, to enable her to say on reply, Harriet, I will only venture to declare, that Mr. Knightley is the last man in the world, who would intentionally give any woman the idea of his feeling for her more than he really does.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

They found that adults whose parents separated but did not speak to each other during individuals' childhoods were three times as likely to develop a cold when intentionally exposed to a common cold virus than adults whose parents had remained together or separated but continued to communicate.

(How Parents' Separation Impacts Adult Kids, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The sowing and harvesting of water is the managed process by which human beings intentionally channel water to seep via the subsoil (sowing) so that it can be collected (harvested) at some point in the future.

(Researchers demonstrate that Sierra Nevada is home to the oldest underground water recharge system in Europe, University of Granada)

A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role; there is no external incentive for the behavior, such as economic gain or avoiding legal responsibility, and the person is unaware of any self-motivating factors.

(Factitious Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

But at least, Mama, you cannot deny the absurdity of the accusation, though you may not think it intentionally ill-natured.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)