Adjective

(en adjective)

That deliberates, considers carefully.

* Bancroft

a consummate work of deliberative wisdom

* Hallam

The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01

, author=Steven Sloman , title=The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation , volume=100, issue=1, page=74 , magazine= citation , passage=Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.}}

Adjective

(en adjective)

Done on purpose; intentional.

Tripping me was deliberate action.

Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining.

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

Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

a deliberate''' opinion; a '''deliberate measure or result

* Shakespeare

settled visage and deliberate word

Not hasty or sudden; slow.

* W. Wirt

His enunciation was so deliberate .