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intentional

in·ten·tio·nal

US/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ uncommon archaic obsolete

adjective

1.

by conscious design or purpose

  • “intentional damage”
  • “a knowing attempt to defraud”
  • “a willful waste of time”
2.

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

  • “style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation” Havelock Ellis
  • “games designed for all ages”
  • “well-designed houses”
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3.

done by design

  • “the insult was intentional”
  • “willful disobedience”
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Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intentiōnālis. By surface analysis, intention + -al.

Phrases

  • intentional community
  • intentional fallacy
  • intentional grounding
  • intentional pass
  • intentional species
  • intentional walk

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