All 4 Uses of
deliberate
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
- He told Louie that some of his rival coaches were ordering their runners to sharpen their spikes and slash him. Louie dismissed the warning, certain that no one would do such a thing deliberately.
p. 41.5 *deliberately = intentionally
- Louie made a deliberate effort to avoid thinking about the men who had died, and had to push away the memory of the gurgling voice in the water.
p. 129.2deliberate = intentional
- That day in the center of the Pacific was, to him, a gift crafted deliberately, compassionately, for him and Phil.
p. 166.7deliberately = intentionally
- Louie and the other men were kept there for about eight hours a day, but they worked only when the Bird was around, and even then, they deliberately stitched the leather improperly.
p. 241.8
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