wittingly

English

Etymology

From witting +‎ -ly. Cognate with German wissentlich.

Adverb

wittingly (comparative more wittingly, superlative most wittingly)

1. in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], lines 11-13:

     And an act hath three branches—it is to act, to do, to perform. Argal, she drowned herself wittingly.

Antonyms

• unwittingly

Translations

intentionally, on purpose

• Bulgarian: съзнателно (bg) (sǎznatelno), преднамерено (bg) (prednamereno)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 明知 (zh) (míngzhī)

• Georgian: შეგნებულად (šegnebulad)
• Irish: i bhfios, go feasach