advertent
- adjective
- /ædˈvɜːrtənt/
- The teacher appreciated the advertent observations made by her students during the discussion.
Examples
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This seems to be advertent deceit as opposed to research misconduct involving "disputes regarding honest error or honest differences in interpretations or judgments of data."
Blog text (15) -
In short, P sought to assure a dispersed and dispirited people that the ancient liturgy was still valid; the Lord would forgive their sins, even advertent sins, and dwell with them again.
Academic text (2005) -
And now what we're hearing in the press is, well, you see, it's different because what Trump did was advertent, it was intentional.
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Humans have very significant inadvertent and advertent impacts on the dispersal of invasive species.
Academic text (2005) -
She was advertent to the details of the project, ensuring nothing was overlooked.
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As an advertent researcher, he always double-checked his sources before publishing his findings.
Synonyms
Watching what you do to avoid mistakes or harm
A person who keeps careful watch for danger or problems
Paying close attention and caring about someone's needs
Being careful and ready to notice danger or problems
Quick to notice small details and things around you
Paying careful attention to what is happening
Careful to do things correctly and notice small details
Careful about advice, warnings, and small details
Antonyms
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Advertent comes from Latin parts ad- ('to') and vertere ('to turn'), the same root you can see in convert. That's why advertent means paying careful attention, because your mind is 'turned toward' something.