designedly

designedly

English

Etymology

    From designed + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dɪˈzaɪ.nɪd.li/

    Adverb

    designedly (comparative more designedly, superlative most designedly)

    1. By design; intentionally; according to plan.
      • 1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 5, page 76:
        But such language is merely intended to heighten the illusion which he has designedly produced, to give his carefully-elaborated poem the air of an improvisation.
      • 1962 November, “Talking of Trains: The one-day strike”, in Modern Railways, page 291:
        The unions themselves had accepted the inevitability of some reduction because of the designedly more durable character of modern equipment—[...].

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