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Added 9 October 2026

knowingly

adverb

In Latin: scienter Wiktionary

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about knowingly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In the manner of one who knows.
She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret.
With knowledge of all relevant facts.
She would never knowingly pour any pollutant down the drain.

Origin

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

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