Advertent vs. Deliberate

Advertent vs. Deliberate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Advertent and Deliberate

Advertentadjective

Attentive.

Deliberateadjective

Done on purpose; intentional.

Tripping me was deliberate action.

Advertentadjective

Not inadvertent; intentional.

Deliberateadjective

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.

The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.

Advertentadjective

giving attention

Deliberateadjective

Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
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Deliberateadjective

Not hasty or sudden; slow.

Deliberateverb

To consider carefully.

It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.

Deliberateverb

think about carefully; weigh;

They considered the possibility of a strikeTurn the proposal over in your mind

Deliberateverb

discuss the pros and cons of an issue

Deliberateadjective

by conscious design or purpose;

intentional damagea knowing attempt to defrauda willful waste of time

Deliberateadjective

with care and dignity;

walking at the same measured pacewith all deliberate speed
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Deliberateadjective

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation;

a studied smilea note of biting irony and studied insult

Deliberateadjective

marked by careful consideration or reflection;

a deliberate decision

Deliberateadjective

carefully thought out in advance;

a calculated insultwith measured irony