Definition of purposely
: with a deliberate or express purpose
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Examples of purposely in a Sentence
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
Recent Examples of purposely from the Web
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Ellen Ochoa walked purposely across Johnson Space Center’s campus, the unusually sunny day as bright and cheerful as her coral blazer.
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It was all framed by a messy bun left that way purposely by celebrity hairstylist Serge Normant.
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The Bessemer City Police Department said in a news release that preliminary evidence indicated that the man purposely drove his vehicle into the Surf and Turf Lodge about noon Sunday.
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Marvel Studios movies are purposely part of an intertwining story world that spans 20 movies.
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The center is purposely being designed with extra capacity in the event that other agencies would like to join.
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Instead of duct tape, use Tenacious Tape, which is purposely designed and, in my experience, holds up a little better than duct tape.
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In 2016, Lewis sued the company for purposely misclassifying him and other technical writers in order to deny them overtime pay.
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Some institutions engaged in the practice are keeping it purposely low-tech and away from artificial intelligence applications — at least for now.
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First Known Use of purposely
15th century
purposely Synonyms
Synonyms
advisedly, consciously, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, knowingly, purposefully, purposively, willfully, wittingly;
Antonyms
inadvertently, unconsciously, unintentionally, unknowingly, unwittingly;
Near Antonyms
Phrases
on purpose;
PURPOSELY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of purposely for English Language Learners
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: in a way that is planned or intended : in a deliberate way
PURPOSELY Defined for Kids
Definition of purposely for Students
: with a clear or known aim
- Timothy was not purposely trying to frighten me …; he was just being honest.
- —Theodore Taylor, The Cay
Law Dictionary
purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
legal Definition of purposely
: with a deliberate, conscious, or express purpose : intentionally
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