American Dictionary
Definition knowingly in American English
knowingly adverb
adverb
/ˈnoʊɪŋli/
1
in a way that shows you know or understand something
Example
Jan looked at me knowingly.
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2
if you do something knowingly, you do it deliberately even though you know that what you are doing is wrong or illegal
Example
Had her grandmother knowingly taken the money?
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