adj
advertent
Advertent (adj) means Done on purpose, not by accident.
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Done on purpose, not by accident.
"There is such thing as advertent negligence in which the harm is foreseen as possible or probable."
— Philippine Law Journal (1963)
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Etymology
Apparently a back-formation from inadvertent, or else a learned borrowing from Latin advertent-, advertens, the present participle of advertere, from the verb adverto (“to give or draw attention to”).
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What is the meaning of advertent?
"advertent" (adj) means done on purpose, not by accident.
What is another word for advertent?
Other words for "advertent" include heedful.
What is the opposite of advertent?
Opposites of "advertent" include inattentive, heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent.
