Definition of KNOWINGLY

knowingly

Adverb

  • with full knowledge and deliberation

Adv

  • In the manner of one who knows.
  • With knowledge of all relevant facts.

Examples

  • She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret.
  • She would never knowingly pour any pollutant down the drain.
  • We keep our prices low and are never knowingly undersold.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English knawyngly, knowyngly. By surface analysis, knowing + -ly.

Scrabble Score: 20

knowingly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
knowingly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
knowingly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

knowingly: valid Words With Friends Word