[Ads-l] advisably
Jonathan Lighter
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Tue Aug 15 18:08:04 UTC 2023
I.e., 'advisedly.' Cf. "supposedly/ supposably."
Historian Jon Meacham
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jon-meacham-gets-blunt-trump-141434116.html
:
“You have this whole cast of characters who’ve been indicted now in Fulton
County who were attempting – and I use this word very, very advisably, I’m
not just popping off here – this was a coup d’etat."
JL
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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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