- purposely, on purpose, intentionally
- adv. chIch
English-Klingon dictionary. 2009.
purposely, on purpose, intentionally
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purposely — pur·pose·ly adv: with a deliberate, conscious, or express purpose: intentionally Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. purposely … Law dictionary
purposely — purposely, purposefully Purposely is the older word (15c) and means ‘on purpose, intentionally’ • (We ve purposely changed our programmes on Tuesday to fit in with the Royal timetable BBC Press Release, 2002 [OEC]) whereas the more recent word… … Modern English usage
purposely — [pʉr′pəs lē] adv. with a definite purpose; intentionally; deliberately … English World dictionary
purposely — adv. on purpose; intentionally … Useful english dictionary
purposely — adverb on purpose; intentionally Syn: deliberately, intentionally, on purpose, wilfully, willfully See Also: purpose … Wiktionary
purposely, purposefully — Purposely means deliberately, by design, with purpose : She wore that dress purposely to create a sensation. You purposely failed to speak to me on the street. Purposefully implies the same idea as purposely but suggests the presence of… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Purposely — Pur pose*ly, adv. With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination; designedly. [1913 Webster] In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all offensive and displeasing truths. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] So much they scorn the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purposely — [adv] intentionally advisedly, by design, calculatedly, consciously, deliberately, designedly, explicitly, expressly, knowingly, on purpose, prepensely, purposedly, willfully, with intent; concepts 529,544 Ant. impulsively, spontaneously,… … New thesaurus
purposely — /perr peuhs lee/, adv. 1. intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely. 2. with the particular purpose specified; expressly: I wore that suit purposely to make a good impression. [1485 95; PURPOSE + LY] * * * … Universalium
purpose — Synonyms and related words: advantage, aim, aim at, ambition, animus, aspiration, aspire, aspire after, aspire to, avail, be after, benefit, by design, commitment, conclude, consciously, consider, contemplate, counsel, decide, decidedness,… … Moby Thesaurus
purposely — /ˈpɜpəsli/ (say perpuhslee) adverb 1. intentionally: to do a thing purposely. 2. with the particular purpose specified; expressly …
