purposely adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, advisedly, by choice, by design] [ant: by chance, unintentionally, unintentionally]

English

Pronunciation

Adverb

1. on purpose; intentionally

Usage notes

• Do not confuse purposely with purposefully, which has a different meaning. See the usage notes for "purposefully".

Synonyms

• deliberately
• intentionally
• on purpose
• wilfully, willfully

Related terms

• purpose

Translations

• Finnish: tahallaan, tarkoituksellisesti
• French: exprès
• German: absichtlich
• Italian: apposta
• Swedish: avsiktligt

advisedly, by design, calculatedly, consciously, contemplatedly, deliberately, designedly, explicitly, expressly, in cold blood, intentionally, knowingly, meditatedly, on purpose, pointedly, premeditatedly, purposefully, purposively, voluntarily, willfully, with full intent, with intent, with malice aforethought, with purpose, wittingly