designedly

adv

designedly

adv

/dɪˈzaɪ.nɪd.li/

Etymology From designed + -ly.

1

By design; intentionally; according to plan.

  • But such language is merely intended to heighten the illusion which he has designedly produced, to give his carefully-elaborated poem the air of an improvisation.1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 5, page 76:
  • The unions themselves had accepted the inevitability of some reduction because of the designedly more durable character of modern equipment—[...].1962 November, “Talking of Trains: The one-day strike”, in Modern Railways, page 291:

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