intentionally
/ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an intentional manner; on purpose.
Example Sentences
- "The body design has been carried out to the requirements of the B.T.C. Design Panel in association with the Design Research Unit and its lines are described as "intentionally unelaborate"."
- "Today, no one would intentionally smear radioactive materials on their face, but in 1933, the dangers of radioactivity were not yet fully understood."
- "Astrotourism has the potential to catalyze positive change and reduce light pollution globally, but it must be pursued intentionally with utmost concern for local communities and the natural environment."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin intentiō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Medieval Latin -ālis Medieval Latin intentiōnālisbor. English intentional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intentionally From intentional + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more intentionally (comparative)
most intentionally (superlative)