All 6 Uses of
deliberate
in
Blood Brothers, by Nora Roberts
- "Mom, we're not going to starve to death," he complained as she stood deliberating in front of an open cupboard.†
p. 6.7 *deliberating = thinking about or discussing
- I'm going to postpone my answer until further deliberation.†
p. 59.0
- She thought she had the hang of it, more or less, though she was shallow enough to throw a deliberate gutter ball here and there so Cal would adjust her stance.†
p. 63.5
- Fox has to deliberately push it, and it doesn't always work then.†
p. 165.9
- Maybe they just wanted to keep it simple, but I wonder, now that you mention it, if it was deliberate.†
p. 228.6
- But the idea of putting her at risk, at deliberately putting her at the center of it with him, kept him awake and restless.†
p. 294.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(deliberate as in: deliberate insult) to do something intentionally (do it on purpose)
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(2)
(deliberate as in: need to deliberate) to think about or discuss -- especially with great care
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(3)
(deliberate as in: a deliberate thinker) done with great care -- often slowly