deliberadamente

/delibeˌɾadaˈmente/ · B2 · adv

deliberately

🎯 de + liberar (to weigh) + adamente: weighed out first, done on purpose

From Latin deliberare, 'to weigh carefully' (libra = scale). Something done deliberadamente was weighed up beforehand, so it was no accident. The -mente ending is Spanish for -ly.

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