deliberate

[Lat. deli be ratus, pa. par. of delibero to consult.] 1. Weighing matters or reasons carefully in the mind; circumspect, not hasty in deciding or in action; cool. "Your most grave belly was deliberate." Shakesp.: Coriolanus, i. 1. 2. Done or carried out deliberately or without haste; well-advised. desirous of slow and deliberate death, against the stream of their sensual inclination." - Hooker. 3. Slow, gradual; not quick or sharp. " -Bacon . "Others are more deliberate For the difference between deliberate and thoughtful , see THOUGHTFUL. dě-lib-er-āt-ěd, pa.par.ora . [DELIBERATE, v.] dě-lib-er-ate-lý, adv . [Eng. deliberate ; -ly .] 1. With deliberation; after careful consideration; not hastily or rashly. "The sacrifice of Iphigenia by her father is an act commanded by the gods, and is deliberately performed." -Lewis: Cred. Early Roman Hist . (1855), ch. xii., pt. iii., § 54. 2. Slowly, gradually. "We had gone thus deliberately forward for some time." -Goldsmith: E ays, 10.