Advisedly
adverb
When something is being done purposely and having thought about it.
I use the term 'expert' advisedly when describing him, because he has years of experience in this field.

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- use word advisedly
adverb
When something is being done purposely and having thought about it.
I use the term 'expert' advisedly when describing him, because he has years of experience in this field.

Often appears as...
- use term advisedly
- use word advisedly
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Careful Choice
Use 'advisedly' to show you've carefully chosen your words.

I say 'advisedly' that her actions were questionable.
Emphasis on Intent
Use it to emphasize that an action or word was intentional, not accidental.

He spoke advisedly, knowing the potential consequences.
Not Offhand
Conveys the opposite of an offhand or casual remark.

When I called it a 'crisis,' I did so advisedly.
Careful Choice
Use 'advisedly' to show you've carefully chosen your words.

I say 'advisedly' that her actions were questionable.
Emphasis on Intent
Use it to emphasize that an action or word was intentional, not accidental.

He spoke advisedly, knowing the potential consequences.
Not Offhand
Conveys the opposite of an offhand or casual remark.

When I called it a 'crisis,' I did so advisedly.
Careful Choice
Use 'advisedly' to show you've carefully chosen your words.

I say 'advisedly' that her actions were questionable.
Emphasis on Intent
Use it to emphasize that an action or word was intentional, not accidental.

He spoke advisedly, knowing the potential consequences.
Not Offhand
Conveys the opposite of an offhand or casual remark.

When I called it a 'crisis,' I did so advisedly.
Video examples
Clay Shirky: Institutions...
that doesn't materially make their lives better. This is so much more important than Xbox, but it's a lot less glitzy. I think this is a revolution. I think that this is a really profound change in the way human affairs are arranged. And I use that word advisedly.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
there I certainly don't see her mother's face I must say I think she's got a much less I've used this term before and I use it advisedly their short nose should we say pop poke bug nose she's got a
Video examples
Clay Shirky: Institutions...
that doesn't materially make their lives better. This is so much more important than Xbox, but it's a lot less glitzy. I think this is a revolution. I think that this is a really profound change in the way human affairs are arranged. And I use that word advisedly.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
there I certainly don't see her mother's face I must say I think she's got a much less I've used this term before and I use it advisedly their short nose should we say pop poke bug nose she's got a
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Quote examples
Sloane Crosley
American Writer
Juice cleansing has been all the rage for some time. And I used the word 'rage' advisedly; one must push a violent flood of liquidised vegetables and fruit through one's system for at least three days in order to perform a 'cleanse.

Quote examples
Leslie Howard
English Actor
Don't think I am not homesick for America. I say 'homesick' advisedly because I am a man with two homes - America, which gave me hospitality for many happy years, and where my daughter was born; and my native England.

Quote examples
Sloane Crosley
American Writer
Juice cleansing has been all the rage for some time. And I used the word 'rage' advisedly; one must push a violent flood of liquidised vegetables and fruit through one's system for at least three days in order to perform a 'cleanse.

Quote examples
Leslie Howard
English Actor
Don't think I am not homesick for America. I say 'homesick' advisedly because I am a man with two homes - America, which gave me hospitality for many happy years, and where my daughter was born; and my native England.

Example 1 of 2
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