Inadvertently vs Deliberately - What's the difference?
inadvertently | deliberately |
unintentionally, because of an oversight
* 2013 , Chris Bevan, "
Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.
As adverbs the difference between inadvertently and deliberately
is that inadvertently is unintentionally, because of an oversight while deliberately is intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.inadvertently
English
Adverb
(-)Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal", BBC Sport , 6 November 2013:
- Neven Subotic hooked a volley wide after Ramsey inadvertently headed a Reus free-kick back into the danger zone, and Blaszczykowski was also off target when he met Kevin Grosskreutz's cross.
Antonyms
* advertently * advertdeliberately
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He deliberately broke that, didn't he?
- After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.