Purposely

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purposely \Pur"pose*ly\, adv.
     With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination;
     designedly.
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           In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all


           offensive and displeasing truths.        --Atterbury.
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           So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng
           By chance go right, they purposely go wrong. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  purposely
       adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word
             intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally},
              {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {advisedly},
              {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally},
              {unintentionally}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "purposely":
     advisedly, by design, calculatedly, consciously, contemplatedly,
     deliberately, designedly, explicitly, expressly, in cold blood,
     intentionally, knowingly, meditatedly, on purpose, pointedly,
     premeditatedly, purposefully, purposively, voluntarily, willfully,
     with full intent, with intent, with malice aforethought,
     with purpose, wittingly