Part 2891

<blockquote>His enunciation was so <b>deliberate</b>. <i>W. Wirt.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Deliberate</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib"er*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Deliberated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Deliberating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; <as>as, to <ex>deliberate</ex> a question</as>.</def>

<h1>Deliberate</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib"er*ate</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with <i>on</i>, <i>upon</i>, <i>concerning</i>.</def>

<blockquote>The woman the <b>deliberation</b> is lost. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Deliberately</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib"er*ate*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; <as>as, a purpose <ex>deliberately</ex> formed</as>.</def>

<h1>Deliberateness</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib"er*ate*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.</def>

<h1>Deliberation</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib`er*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deliberatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82lib\'82ration</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.</def>

<blockquote>Choosing the fairest way with a calm <b>deliberation</b>. <i>W. Montagu.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; <as>as, the <ex>deliberations</ex> of a legislative body or council</as>.</def>

<h1>Deliberative</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib"er*a*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deliberativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82lib\'82ratif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; <as>as, a <ex>deliberative</ex> body</as>.</def>

<blockquote>A consummate work of <b>deliberative</b> wisdom. <i>Bancroft.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the <b>deliberative</b> body, the advisers of the crown. <i>Hallam.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Deliberative</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib"er*a*tive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.</def>

<h1>Deliberatively</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib"er*a*tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.</def>

<h1>Deliberator</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>De*lib"er*a`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who deliberates.</def>