purposely
AdverbUS[pur-puh-slee]/ˈpɝpəsli/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adverb (1)
- with intention; in an intentional manner“he used that word intentionally”“I did this by choice”Synonyms: intentionallydeliberatelydesignedlyon purposeadvisedlyby choiceby design
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pur′pose·ly adverb
With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination; designedly.
In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all offensive and displeasing truths.— Francis Atterbury
So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng By chance go right, they purposely go wrong.— Alexander Pope
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54