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knowingly

adverb
 
 
/ˈnəʊ.ɪŋ.li/ US  /ˈnoʊ-/

Definition

C2 in a way that shows you know about something: She smiled knowingly at him.Aware C2 If you do something knowingly, you do it knowing what will be its likely effect: I've never knowingly offended him.Aware
(Definition of knowingly adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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