purposelypur‧pose‧ly /ˈpɜːpəsli $ ˈpɜːr-/ adverb - Tom was purposely not invited to the party.
- At 5.10 a.m., an officer purposely posted outside his lodgings heard an alarm go off.
- I banged it again, purposely this time, and again, and again.
- In fact, some day-care centers are purposely built adjacent to senior facilities to encourage the connection.
- She decided purposely against the white coat.
- Suddenly the Norths' car was purposely rammed by a man who believed that his footloose wife was hiding in it.
- The examples are purposely petty because tiny details of everyday life do preoccupy parents and consume-even distort-their judgment and self-regard.
- They purposely began directing kickoffs toward Ismail, preferring to avoid then-rookie Napoleon Kaufman.
- When irrigation purposely was scant, differences were even greater: 50 percent for cotton and 20 percent for wheat.
nounpurposepurposefulness ≠ purposelessnessadverbpurposefully ≠ purposelesslypurposelyadjectivepurposeful ≠ purposeless