Complete Definition of "purposely"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-purposely.ogg|Audio (US)

Adverb
en-adv

#on purpose; intentionally

Usage notes
Do not confuse purposely with purposefully, which has a different meaning. See purposefully#Usage notes|the usage notes for "purposefully".

Synonyms
deliberately
intentionally
on purpose
wilfully, willfully

Related terms
purpose

Translations
Finnish: tahallaan, tarkoituksellisesti
French: exprès
German: absichtlich
Italian: apposta
Swedish: avsiktligt

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