Definition of WITTINGLY

wittingly

Meanings

Adverb

  • with full knowledge and deliberation
    • "he wittingly deleted the references"

Adv

  • in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wetandly, wettanly, wetyngly, witandly, witingeliche, wittandly, wittingli, wittingly, wityngli, wityngly, witynly, wytindeliche, wytyngly, equivalent to witting + -ly. Cognate with German wissentlich.

Synonyms

knowingly, witfully

Scrabble Score: 16

wittingly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wittingly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wittingly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

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