释义 |
designedly, adv.|dɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] By design, on purpose, intentionally.
1658–9Burton's Diary (1828) III. 394 You need not be their enemies, directly or designedly. 1710Steele Tatler No. 234 ⁋1 An Art of being often designedly dull. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) I. 343 Designedly irritating the judges. |