Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an advertent manner; with direct attention or intention.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb Formed as the antonym of
inadvertently ,intentionally , on purpose, purposely
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a careful deliberate manner
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Examples
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And they could have taken proactive steps to protect user data, to product the user ID from being inadvertently or advertently leaked.
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And they could have taken proactive steps to protect user data, to product the user ID from being inadvertently or advertently leaked.
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What's more, some parents, advertently or not, supply their kids with booze: the American Medical Association reports that 25 percent of all teenagers, and 33 percent of teenage girls get alcohol from their parents, while 40 percent of teens say they get their booze from friends' parents.
Linda Flanagan: Why Adults Ignore Underage Drinking And Other Stories Linda Flanagan 2011
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What's more, some parents, advertently or not, supply their kids with booze: the American Medical Association reports that 25 percent of all teenagers, and 33 percent of teenage girls get alcohol from their parents, while 40 percent of teens say they get their booze from friends' parents.
Linda Flanagan: Why Adults Ignore Underage Drinking And Other Stories Linda Flanagan 2011
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And they could have taken proactive steps to protect user data, to product the user ID from being inadvertently or advertently leaked.
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And they could have taken proactive steps to protect user data, to product the user ID from being inadvertently or advertently leaked.
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Some of the Rangers shot civilians, some of them inadvertently and some of them advertently.
Matthew Yglesias » Olmert Claims to Control US Foreign Policy 2009
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They are advertently pushing for a firestorm, as it is a quick and localized geographical event.
The Slaughter solution, constitutionality, and precedent 2010
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They are advertently pushing for a firestorm, as it is a quick and localized geographical event.
The Slaughter solution, constitutionality, and precedent 2010
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I think you draw the line by trying to avoid conscious harm, intentional killing, and by doing what you can to lessen the harm you do (advertently or inadvertently).
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