knowingly
pronunciation
How to pronounce knowingly in British English:
UK [ˈnəʊɪŋli]
How to pronounce knowingly in American English:
US [ˈnoʊɪŋli]
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- Adverb:
- with full knowledge and deliberation
Word Origin
- knowingly (adv.)
- late 14c., from knowing + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. It is being investigated on suspicion of knowingly importing illegal madagascan rosewood .
- 2. John lewis , a british department store , used to claim that it was " never knowingly undersold " .
- 3. Asked about potential conflicts of interests , prof liu laughs knowingly .
- 4. After some weeks of research , mr hodges 's team plumped for the allegation that fast-food companies were knowingly flogging their products to consumers in unsafe quantities .
- 5. In the course of the trial , the british model naomi campbell and american actor mia farrow were called as witnesses as the prosecution attempted to show that taylor was knowingly handling blood diamonds .