KNOWINGLY English Definition and Meaning | Lexico.com

adverb · 1In a way that suggests one has secret knowledge or awareness. 'Amy looked at me knowingly'. More example sentences. 'His mother smiles knowingly at his ... HomeUSEnglishknowinglyadverb1Inawaythatsuggestsonehassecretknowledgeorawareness.‘Amylookedatmeknowingly’Moreexamplesentences‘Hismothersmilesknowinglyathistypicallyhonestassessment.’‘Shenodsknowinglyatthewoman'sfrustration,vowingtostopbythecoffeeshopthenexttimeshe'sinFarmington.’‘Cecil,meanwhile,becamebolderwitheveryminute,andlookedatGus,knowingly.’‘Thetwomenlaughedandlookedknowinglyateachother,thendisappearedaroundthecorner.’‘EveryonelaughedandnoddedknowinglyasCrystaljokedaboutoffendingherroommatewithherstinkyjarsofAsianfood.’‘Buthesmiledknowinglyanddisappearedbriefly,returningtosaytheywereexpected.’‘Then,anytimethepersonlooksatyouafterthat,smileknowinglyorwinkatthem.’‘Andyouwouldlovetobetheonetohelp,hethoughtknowingly,smilingandrising.’‘"Idon'twanttobeshattered,"hesays,smilingknowingly.’‘"Ithinkyou'lllikehim,"headdedknowingly.’‘Focusedonthegame,Mortlockwonderedwhathisrivalwasaboutandseeingnothingbutanexpressionofboyishanticipation,hesmiledknowingly.’‘ThemushroomcloudexplodedoverAspenandlingeredforthefollowing24hoursorso,aswealljustscratchedourheadsandnoddedknowinglytoeachother.’‘Hereyesglanceknowinglyatthelittlecomputerandthenbacktous.’‘Hetoysknowinglywiththehistoricalresonancesandontologicalpossibilitiesoffilm,aperennialconcernofFrenchcinemaandFrenchfilmtheory.’‘TheHitchhikersmiledknowingly.’Synonymsdeliberately,intentionally,consciously,wittingly,withfullknowledge,infullawareness,withone'seyesopen,onpurpose,bydesign,calculatedly,premeditatedly,studiedly,wilfully,purposefully,willinglyViewsynonyms2Infullawarenessorconsciousness;deliberately.‘IcanhonestlysayI'veneverknowinglymisledanyone’Moreexamplesentences‘Theauthorreferstoaconflictofwhichheeitherhaslittleunderstanding,orknowinglydistortsthetruth.’‘Theevaluatoriskeptblindtothecontrolstopreventhimorherfromsubtlytippingoffthesubject,eitherknowinglyorunknowingly.’‘Theswearingofanuntrueaffidavitofdocumentsisperhapsthemostobviousexampleofconductwhichhissolicitorcannotknowinglypermit.’‘Heappearstohavebeenthekindofperformerwhowouldneverknowinglyrejectanofferofemploymentordisappointapayingaudience.’‘Onlyafool,weightenforcementofficerssay,knowinglydrivesanoverweighttruckintoaweighstation.’‘Shesaidshehadneverknowinglytouchedtheincidentlog.’‘Herewecanseehowcelebrities,whetherknowinglyornot,caneasilyexploittheweaknessesofsmallimpoverishedstates.’‘Whetherthegovernmentofthedayknowinglysuppressedtheevidenceisamatterfortabloiddebate.’‘Youshouldneverknowinglyconsenttoyourownintervieworconversationbeingtape-recordedwithoutmakingatapeofyourown.’‘Youhavetoprovethatanemployerknowinglyhiredthem.’‘Iknowitiswrongtoknowinglycausepaintoothers.’‘Infact,oneofthesettlersknowinglybuiltahouseonasurveyedroadway.’‘However,wewillnotknowinglylistanybusinessthatengagesinillegalorimmoralactivityofanykind.’‘Theyincludeonthespotfinesforanypub,clubormemberoftheirbarstaffknowinglyservingalcoholtosomeonewhoisalreadydrunk.’‘Thebillalsointroducesanewpowertoobtainsearchwarrantswhenanoffenceofknowinglypossessingobjectionablematerialissuspected.’‘Iwillabstainfromwhateverisdeleteriousandmischievous,andwillnottakeorknowinglyadministeranyharmfuldrug.’‘Hewasbluntbutdidnothurtanyone'sfeelingsknowingly.’‘Thisblurringofmotivesandrolesisevenmorethecasewhenthephotographerisknowinglyinvolvedintheatrocities.’‘Andthisoverextensionofprojectswasknowinglyincorporatedintotheplan.’‘Butevenifheknowinglytoldafalsehoodsimplytogetmorecredibility,thatwouldbeseriousprofessionalmisconduct.’Pronunciationknowingly/ˈnōiNGlē//ˈnoʊɪŋli/Wordofthedayarvo/ˈɑːvəʊ/nounSeedefinitions&examplesDoesEnglishHaveMoreWordsThanAnyOtherLanguage?TrendingWordsMostpopularintheworldrip-offartistwritableresourceaggregationrenumerationbugleAreYouLearningEnglish?HereAreOurTopEnglishTipsBasicGuidelinesForEnglishSpellingsREADTHESEARTICLESHereAreTheTopEnglishWritingTipsREADTHESEARTICLESTheBestArticlesToImproveYourEnglishLanguageUsageREADTHESEARTICLESFunEnglishWordListsToExploreREADTHESEARTICLESTheMostCommonEnglishLanguageQuestionsREADTHESEARTICLESFeedback