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Knowingly

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In the manner of one who knows.

    "She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret."

  2. 2
    With knowledge of all relevant facts.

    "She would never knowingly pour any pollutant down the drain."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with full knowledge and deliberation wordnet

Etymology

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

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