purposely
Meaning
On purpose; intentionally.
Synonyms
by design
wilfully
by choice
know clearly
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pur‧pose‧ly
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɝpəsli/
Etymology
From Middle English purposly; equivalent to purpose + -ly.
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