intentionally
/ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/
intentionally adverb: in an intentional manner; on purpose.
Adverb
intentionally (comparative more intentionally, superlative most intentionally)
- In an intentional manner; on purpose.
- The body design has been carried out to the requirements of the B.T.C. Design Panel in association with the Design Research Unit and its lines are described as "intentionally unelaborate".1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 124–125
- Today, no one would intentionally smear radioactive materials on their face, but in 1933, the dangers of radioactivity were not yet fully understood.2020 March 8, Jacopo Prisco, “When beauty products were radioactive”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- knowingly
- Antonyms:
- unintentionally
intentionally meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
intentionally in Tamil
- உள்நோக்கத்தோடு, திட்டமிட்டு, வேண்டுமென்றே, வேண்டுமென்றே உள், நோக்கத்துடன்
intentionally in Marathi
- intentionally, deliberately, on purpose
- जाणूनबुजून jāṇūnbujūn
intentionally in Urdu
- عمداً, جانے بوجھے
intentionally in Bengali
- ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে, সজ্ঞানে
More languagesFewer languages
- intentionally in Telugu
- కావాలని kāvālani
- intentionally in Malayalam
- മനഃപൂർവ്വം manaḥpūṟvvaṁ
- intentionally in Kannada
- ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ uddēśapūrvaka
- intentionally in Arabic
- عَمْدًا ʕamdan
- intentionally in Vietnamese
- cố ý, cố tình
Examples of intentionally in a sentence
- The remarks have to be nothing less than intentionally intimidatory behavior.
- Non sequitur humor is non-Gricean as it intentionally disobeys the maxim of relation.
- He would never intentionally humiliate anyone, even in jest.
Synonyms of intentionally
Antonyms
Forms of intentionally
| comparative | more intentionally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most intentionally |
Origin of intentionally
From intentional + -ly.
Questions about intentionally
- What does intentionally mean?
- Intentionally means in an intentional manner; on purpose.
- What is intentionally in Tamil?
- Intentionally in Tamil is உள்நோக்கத்தோடு, திட்டமிட்டு, வேண்டுமென்றே. See Intentionally meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is intentionally?
- Intentionally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce intentionally?
- Intentionally is pronounced /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/.
Words near intentionally in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: intentionally (page history and authors); intentionally (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); जाणूनबुजून (Marathi) (page history and authors); intentionally (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intentionally (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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