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deliberated
Variant of deliberate
adjective
- carefully thought out and formed, or done on purpose; premeditated
- careful in considering, judging, or deciding; not rash or hasty
- unhurried and methodical: take deliberate aim
intransitive verb deliberated, deliberating
to think or consider carefully and fully; esp., to consider reasons for and against a thing in order to make up one's mind: a jury deliberates
transitive verb
to consider carefully
Related Forms:
- deliberately adverb
- deliberateness noun
- deliberator noun
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