[adverb]She smiled knowingly at him (= in a way showing that she knew what he was really thinking).The shop assistant talked knowingly (= gave lots of information) about the technical details of the machine.If you do something knowingly, you do it with awareness, esp. of its likely effect.They are accused of knowingly dealing in stolen goods.
KNOWINGLY
Meaning of KNOWINGLY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012