deliberate
/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Done on purpose; intentional.
adj
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
adj
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
Example Sentences
- "a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime"
- "The massacre of up to 8,000 Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995 was an act of genocide in a deliberate attempt by the Bosnian Serb leadership to exterminate part of the Muslim community, appeal judges ruled in a crucial case at the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague yesterday."
- "a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result"
- "settled visage and deliberate word"
- "The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict."
- "His enunciation was so deliberate."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/
- British English: /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more deliberate (comparative)
most deliberate (superlative)
deliberates (present, singular)
deliberating (participle, present)
deliberated (participle, past)
deliberated (past)