adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from knowing + -ly
: in a knowing manner
smiled knowingly
especially : with awareness, deliberateness, or intention
had never knowingly hurt him — Max Peacock
adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from knowing + -ly
: in a knowing manner
smiled knowingly
especially : with awareness, deliberateness, or intention
had never knowingly hurt him — Max Peacock
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012