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Word entry · 10 letters

deliberate

Best crossword clue

"Carefully intentional"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/Part of speech verb, adjectiveSorted abdeeeilrtStarts with DEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. discuss the pros and cons of an issue

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime
  • a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
  • settled visage and deliberate word

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Carefully intentional10 letters
02Carefully considered10 letters

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