DELIBERATE

I. verb (-ated; -ating) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully, transitive verb to think about ~ly and often with formal discussion before reaching a decision, see: think II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin deliberatus, past participle of deliberare to consider carefully, perhaps alteration of *delibrare, from de- + libra scale, pound Date: 15th century characterized by or resulting from careful and thorough consideration , characterized by awareness of the consequences , slow, unhurried, and steady as though allowing time for decision on each individual action involved , see: voluntary ~ly adverb ~ness noun