deliberate(verb) discuss the pros and cons of an issue
(verb) think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
(adjective satellite) with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
(adjective satellite) by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
(adjective) produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington
(adjective satellite) carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"
(adjective satellite) marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision"
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