purposely
adverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpɜːpəsli//
- United States//ˈpɝpəsli//
On purpose; intentionally.
adverb
- 1
On purpose; intentionally.
[T]hey would ſay [...] that I had quarrell'd / My brother purpoſely, thereby to finde / An apt pretext, to baniſh them my houſe.
Etymology
From Middle English purposly; equivalent to purpose + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more purposely
- superlative
- most purposely
purple · A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to…Purple · A surname from Middle English.purpose · The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
purposely · On purpose; intentionally.
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