wittingly

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English wetandly, wettanly, wetyngly, witandly, witingeliche, wittandly, wittingli, wittingly, wityngli, wityngly, witynly, wytindeliche, wytyngly, equivalent to witting +‎ -ly.[1][2] Cognate with German wissentlich.

Adverb

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wittingly (comparative more wittingly, superlative most wittingly)

  1. in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.
    Synonym: witfully
    Antonym: unwittingly

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References

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  1. ^ wittingly, adv.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ witinglī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.