knowing

[ noh-ing ]

/ ˈnoʊ ɪŋ /

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adjective

affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.

that knows; having knowledge or information; intelligent.

shrewd, sharp, or astute.

conscious; intentional; deliberate.

Origin of knowing

1325–75; Middle English knawynge (earlier knowende, knawande). See know¹, -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR knowing

1 meaningful, significant, eloquent, perceptive.

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OTHER WORDS FROM knowing

know·ing·ly, adverb know·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby knowing

know-nothing, know-nothings, knowable, knowe, knowed, knowing, knowledge, knowledge economy, knowledge engineering, knowledge is power, knowledge worker

Example sentences from the Web for knowingly

An Army National Guard colonel charged with knowingly exposing a woman to HIV faced his accuser in a military courtroom on Monday.

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What remains unclear is just how many women McFarland may have knowingly put in danger of contracting HIV.

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Assad has been accused of knowingly leaving room for ISIS to grow, the better to weaken the less radical rebels.

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Richard Dawkins recently tweeted that knowingly birthing a baby with Down syndrome is immoral.

Richard Dawkins Would Fail Philosophy 101 |Elizabeth Picciuto |August 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“Thirty minutes alone with a man is enough for him to annihilate you,” she remarks, knowingly.

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Upon being asked the reason of this strange order he said knowingly, "If you get up with the sun perhaps you will see the reason."

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I am convinced that not one man in ten who reads, reads poetry—at any rate, knowingly.

Literary Taste: How to Form It |Arnold Bennett
"Ay, and it was that last puck that nearly lost him his life," continued Tom, knowingly enough.

The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. |E. Rameur
Maybe he had knowingly and willingly stepped out of his former life.

Forget Me Nearly |Floyd L. Wallace
Could she knowingly be the accomplice of such an odious crime?

The Widow Lerouge |Emile Gaboriau

British Dictionary definitions for knowingly

knowing

/ (ˈnəʊɪŋ) /

adjective

suggesting secret information or knowledge

wise, shrewd, or clever

deliberate; intentional

noun

there is no knowing one cannot tell

Derived forms of knowing

knowingly, adverb knowingness, noun

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