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intentionally


Meanings
  • Adverb

    Performed or carried out deliberately or on purpose


Antonyms

unintentionally
Rhymes
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deliberately , carefully , gratefully , complyingfully
Variants
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intentionally
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intentionally (adverb)


Etymology
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From the Latin word 'intendere', meaning 'to stretch, to aim, to direct one's attention'. The 'ally' in 'intentionally' comes from Old French 'al' meaning 'toward' or 'at'.


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  1. The longest word in English that can be spelled using the letters in the word 'intentionally' is 'unintentionally'.

  2. In the game of Scrabble, the word 'intentionally' can be spelled using the letters I, N, T, O, N, E, L, L, Y, and A.


Related Concepts
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  1. Deliberate: Acting intentionally or with premeditation.

  2. Purposeful: Acting with a clear and definite aim or intention.


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In literature, 'intentionally' is often used to convey a sense of deliberate action or deceit. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov intentionally commits a murder to test his own moral compass.

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