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apurpose

apurpose adverb: on purpose; deliberately.

Adverb

apurpose (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) on purpose; deliberately
    • He did it apurpose!1900-1903, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Gerard

Origin of apurpose

From a- + purpose.

Questions about apurpose

What does apurpose mean?
Apurpose means on purpose; deliberately.
What part of speech is apurpose?
Apurpose is an adverb.

Words near apurpose in the dictionary

  1. apulosis
  2. apulotic
  3. apulse
  4. Apure
  5. apurinic
  6. apurpose
  7. Apurímac
  8. APUs
  9. APUSH
  10. apusozoa
  11. apusozoan

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