premeditated

[ pri-med-i-tey-tid ]
/ prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪ tɪd /
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adjective

done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.

Origin of premeditated

First recorded in 1580–90; pre- + meditate + -ed2

synonym study for premeditated

See deliberate.

OTHER WORDS FROM premeditated

pre·med·i·tat·ed·ly, adverb un·pre·med·i·tat·ed, adjective

Words nearby premeditated

premed, premedical, premedication, premedieval, premeditate, premeditated, premeditation, premenopausal, premenstrual, premenstrual syndrome, premenstruum

Words related to premeditatedly

deliberately, freely, intentionally, knowingly, purposely, voluntarily, consciously, designed, purposefully, willfully, wittingly, cruelly, indifferently, callously, coldly, dispassionately, heartlessly, ruthlessly

Example sentences from the Web for premeditatedly

  • What were then the alternatives before the, premeditatedly (respectively) and inadvertently, keyless couple?

    Ulysses |James Joyce

  • You asked me, Sir, when in town, if a brave man could be a premeditatedly base one?

    Clarissa Harlowe, Volume 9 (of 9) |Samuel Richardson

  • Mary returned to the office with a premeditatedly formal air toward Steve.

    The Gorgeous Girl |Nalbro Bartley