purpositively
UK/ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvlɪ/US/ˈpɚpəsədɪvlɪ/
purpositively adverb: in a purpositive manner.
Adverb
purpositively (comparative more purpositively, superlative most purpositively)
- In a purpositive manner.
- Knowledge of these subjects would grow rapidly if the school would take hold of the matter purpositively […]1899, Severance Burrage, Henry Turner Bailey, “School Children”, in School Sanitation and Decoration: A Practical Study of Health and Beauty in their Relations to Public Schools, Boston; New York...
- Development should purpositively target these differences (treating communities as heterogeneous rather than homogenous groups.2005, Olu-Olu Olufayo, Perspective on Globalisation and Africa Development, Bolabay Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 126
- Synonyms:
- purposively
Synonyms of purpositively
Forms of purpositively
| comparative | more purpositively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most purpositively |
Origin of purpositively
From purpositive + -ly.
Questions about purpositively
- What does purpositively mean?
- Purpositively means in a purpositive manner.
- What part of speech is purpositively?
- Purpositively is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce purpositively?
- Purpositively is pronounced /ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvlɪ/ (UK).
Words near purpositively in the dictionary
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