(~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you do something that is ~, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
Witnesses say the firing was ~ and sustained.
= intentional
ADJ
~ly
It looks as if the blaze was started ~ly...
Mr Christopher’s answer was ~ly vague.
ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj
2.
If a movement or action is ~, it is done slowly and carefully.
...stepping with ~ slowness up the steep paths.
ADJ
~ly
The Japanese have acted calmly and ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v
3.
If you ~, you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision.
She ~d over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind...
The Court of Criminal Appeals has been deliberating his case for almost two weeks.
= ponder
VERB: V over/about n, V n