[1650–60; designed + -ly]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agency, burlesque, gas, oscillation, romantic-ly is a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives. Other words that use the affix -ly include: deeply, elliptically, residually
Examples of 'designedly' in a sentence
designedly
His book is, designedly, a maze of doubt, where questions are raised, dropped, and brought back looking different.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Synonyms of 'designedly'
intentionally, purposely, deliberately, knowingly
More Synonyms of designedly
(adverb)
Definition
by intention
wooden benches of designedly rustic appearance
Synonyms
intentionally
I've never intentionally hurt anyone.
purposely
They are purposely withholding information.
deliberately
The fire was started deliberately.
knowingly
He repeated that he had never knowingly taken illegal drugs.
on purpose
Was it an accident, or did she do it on purpose?
wilfully
by design
The pair met often - at first by chance but later by design.
studiously
wittingly
calculatedly
Additional synonyms
in the sense of by design
The pair met often - at first by chance but later by design.
Synonyms
deliberately,
intentionally,
consciously,
knowingly,
on purpose,
wittingly,
calculatedly
in the sense of deliberately
The fire was started deliberately.
Synonyms
intentionally,
on purpose,
consciously,
emphatically,
knowingly,
resolutely,
pointedly,
determinedly,
wilfully,
by design,
studiously,
in cold blood,
wittingly,
calculatingly
in the sense of knowingly
He repeated that he had never knowingly taken illegal drugs.