"purposefully" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈpɜː.pəs.fə.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɝ.pəs.fə.li/ [General-American] Forms: more purposefully [comparative], most purposefully [superlative]
Etymology: From purposeful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|purposeful|ly}} purposeful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} purposefully (comparative more purposefully, superlative most purposefully)
  1. In a purposeful manner. Translations (in a purposeful manner): بِالعَمد (bi-l-ʕamd) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), بِالقَصد (bi-l-gaṣd) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), määrätietoisesti (Finnish), intencionadamente (Spanish), adrede (Spanish), exprofeso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-purposefully-en-adv-k1imiLp~ Disambiguation of 'in a purposeful manner': 96 4
  2. (proscribed) On purpose, purposely, deliberately. Tags: proscribed Synonyms: deliberately, intentionally, purposely, wilfully, willfully
    Sense id: en-purposefully-en-adv-eIG4RiL0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 4 96 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98
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