Done on purpose; intentional.
a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.
Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-form...
Select a language to see translations
To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.