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purposely |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purposely \Pur"pose*ly\, adv With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination; designedly. In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all offensive and displeasing truths. --Atterbury. So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng By chance go right they purposely go wrong --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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