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purposedly

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəsɪdli/

purposedly adverb: according to purpose or design; on purpose.

Adverb

purposedly (comparative more purposedly, superlative most purposedly)

  1. According to purpose or design; on purpose
    • a poem composed purposedly of the Trojan war1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
    Synonyms:
    purposely

Synonyms of purposedly

Forms of purposedly

comparativemore purposedly
superlativemost purposedly

Origin of purposedly

From purposed + -ly.

Questions about purposedly

What does purposedly mean?
Purposedly means according to purpose or design; on purpose.
What part of speech is purposedly?
Purposedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce purposedly?
Purposedly is pronounced /ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəsɪdli/.

Words near purposedly in the dictionary

  1. purpose statements
  2. purpose-built
  3. purpose-like
  4. purpose-made
  5. purposed
  6. purposedly
  7. purposeful
  8. purposeful availment
  9. purposefully
  10. purposefulness
  11. purposeless

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