purposefully

adverb

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1
as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing he purposefully chose the more difficult route to the mountain summit

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2
as in hard
with great effort or determination strode purposefully into the boss's office, determined to ask for a raise

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“Purposefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposefully. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.

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