wittingly
In a witting manner, intentionally, on purposeIn a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.
» Yet he found himself incapable of correcting the false impression which he had wittingly given.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.
- with full knowledge and deliberation
Examples
2 sentencesYet he found himself incapable of correcting the false impression which he had wittingly given.
The company has been infiltrated by people working—wittingly or unwittingly—for China.
ruВ компанию проникли люди, работающие (намеренно или ненамеренно) на Китай.
Origin
From Middle English wetandly, wettanly, wetyngly, witandly, witingeliche, wittandly, wittiFrom Middle English wetandly, wettanly, wetyngly, witandly, witingeliche, wittandly, wittingli, wittingly, wityngli, wityngly, witynly, wytindeliche, wytyngly, equivalent to witting + -ly. Cognate with German wissentlich.
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Forms
more wittingly, most wittingly| Comparative | more wittingly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most wittingly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb