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comparative more deliberate, superlative most deliberate
Done on purpose; intentional. examples
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash. quotations examples
settled visage and deliberate word
1603-4, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
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. examples
Not hasty or sudden; slow. quotations examples
His enunciation was so deliberate.
1803, William Wirt, The Letters of the British Spy
third-person singular simple present deliberates, present participle deliberating, simple past and past participle deliberated
(transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind. examples
(intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect. examples