wittingly

English

Etymology

From witting +‎ -ly. Cognate with German wissentlich.

Adverb

wittingly (comparative more wittingly, superlative most wittingly)

in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], lines 11-13:
  And an act hath three branches—it is to act, to do, to perform. Argal, she drowned herself wittingly.

Antonyms

unwittingly

Translations

intentionally, on purpose

Bulgarian: съзнателно (bg) (sǎznatelno), преднамерено (bg) (prednamereno)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 明知 (zh) (míngzhī)
Georgian: შეგნებულად (šegnebulad)
Irish: i bhfios, go feasach

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