speak advisedly

spiːk ədˈvaɪzɪdli

spoke advisedlyspoken advisedly

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of speak advisedly - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

communication

Dated

say something after careful thought and awareness of consequences

Dated

I speak advisedly when I describe his actions as dangerous.
I speak advisedly: accuse him without evidence, and you could be sued.
She spoke advisedly when discussing layoffs, choosing words that wouldn’t panic staff.

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Expressions with speak

speak for

speak on behalf of someone else

She will speak for the entire team at the meeting.

speak up

talk more loudly to be heard

Please speak up; we can't hear you.

speak out

say what you think openly, sometimes bravely or firmly

She decided to speak out against injustice.

speak volumes

indicate a great deal about something

His messy room speaks volumes about his organizational skills.

as we speak

adv.

happening right now during the conversation

The team is working on the project as we speak.

speak too soon

say something contradicted by later events

He said the rain stopped, but he spoke too soon.

Expressions with advisedly

ill-advisedly

adv.

act without careful thought or good judgment

He ill-advisedly spent all his money at once.

use something advisedly

choose and say a word carefully and on purpose

I use the term 'failure' advisedly here.

use the word advisedly

choose words carefully and intentionally for emphasis

I use the word advisedly when I call him a genius.

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French:parler en connaissance de cause, ...
German:wohlüberlegt sprechen, ...
Italian:parlare con cognizione di causa, ...
Spanish:hablar con conocimiento de causa, ...
Portuguese:falar com ponderação, ...
Chinese:慎重其言, ...
Japanese:十分承知のうえで言う, ...
Arabic:تَكَلَّمَ بِتَرَوٍّ, ...
Hebrew:לְדַבֵּר בִּמְלוֹא הָאַחְרָיוּת, ...
Russian:говорить, ...
Ukrainian:говорити обдумано, ...
Hindi:सोच-समझकर बोलना, ...
Bengali:ভেবেচিন্তে বলা, ...
Catalan:parlar amb coneixement de causa, ...
Czech:mluvit uvážlivě, ...
Danish:tale med velberåd hu, ...
Dutch:welbewust spreken, ...
Greek:μιλώ εν γνώσει μου, ...
Hungarian:megfontoltan nyilatkozni, ...
Khmer:និយាយដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន, ...
Korean:신중하게 말하다, ...
Persian:با تأمل سخن گفت, ...
Polish:mówić z pełną świadomością, ...
Portuguese (BR):falar com ponderação, ...
Romanian:a vorbi în cunoștință de cauză, ...
Swedish:tala med eftertanke, ...
Thai:พูดด้วยความไตร่ตรองแล้ว, ...
Turkish:ölçüp biçerek konuşmak, ...
Vietnamese:nói đã suy nghĩ kỹ, ...

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