knowingly
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English knawyngly, knowyngly; equivalent to knowing -ly.
Adverb
[edit]knowingly (comparative more knowingly, superlative most knowingly)
- In the manner of one who knows.
- She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret.
- 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 121:
- He pursed his lips knowingly and winked exaggeratedly.
- With knowledge of all relevant facts.
- Synonyms: awarely, consciously
- Antonyms: unknowingly, obliviously, unawarely; unconsciously, subconsciously
- She would never knowingly pour any pollutant down the drain.
- We keep our prices low and are never knowingly undersold.
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