All 17 Uses of
deliberate
in
Summer Pleasures, by Nora Roberts
- She stretched out on her back again, deliberately kicking water up and over him.
Chpt 2.4 *deliberately = intentionally
- Lee looked over the prints in her precise, deliberate way.
Chpt 2.5 *deliberate = careful and slow
- "Have you been there often?" she asked, deliberately turning her back to the window.†
Chpt 1.3
- She'd deliberately requested coffee and rolls for nine o'clock so that she could be dressed and ready to go when they were delivered.†
Chpt 1.4
- You quite deliberately didn't mention it.†
Chpt 1.4
- She frowned, then deliberately relaxed her features.†
Chpt 1.6
- Play it light, Lee ordered herself and deliberately stilled the movement of her fingers.†
Chpt 1.9
- You did it deliberately.†
Chpt 1.10
- You did it all deliberately to see just how much I could tolerate.†
Chpt 1.10
- Deliberately, she unlaced her fingers.†
Chpt 1.12
- Shade deliberately courted ambiguity.†
Chpt 2.2
- Her brows knit, then she deliberately relaxed.†
Chpt 2.3
- Deliberately she turned away to pack up the rest of her gear.†
Chpt 2.5
- Deliberately she smiled.†
Chpt 2.7
- Deliberately, he dropped the paper on the floor at his feet.†
Chpt 2.9
- Deliberately he turned away from the campground they'd decided on that afternoon.†
Chpt 2.10
- Deliberately, she admitted.†
Chpt 2.12
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