1
[ adverb ] with intention; in an intentional manner

Synonyms

deliberately intentionally by_design advisedly on_purpose by_choice designedly

Examples

"he used that word intentionally" "I did this by choice"

Used in print

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

Only in one instance have we moved purposively and effectively to dislodge existing Communist power :

Related terms

by_chance unintentionally unintentionally deliberate deliberate deliberate

*

Rhymes with

nervously helplessly hopelessly piously tremendously humorously generously vigorously vociferously rigorously dangerously shamelessly carelessly recklessly painlessly effortlessly suspiciously ominously synonymously frivolously miraculously mercilessly ridiculously intravenously aimlessly tremulously unanimously meticulously zealously marvelously anonymously famously scrupulously perilously outrageously breathlessly jealously graciously tenaciously ostentatiously courageously restlessly relentlessly precipitously endlessly tersely indigenously gratuitously needlessly anxiously assiduously contemporaneously precariously contemptuously hilariously vicariously fruitlessly variously spontaneously simultaneously conspicuously continuously ambitiously righteously religiously intravenously surreptitiously honestly unambiguously grievously viciously strenuously flawlessly facetiously fabulously expeditiously cautiously consciously mysteriously ceaselessly ingeniously unconsciously conscientiously subconsciously tirelessly enormously callously ludicrously disastrously zealously enviously obviously parsley mindlessly thusly listlessly tediously incongruously hideously posthumously studiously sparsely ruthlessly instantaneously mysteriously unceremoniously laboriously previously harmlessly harmoniously gloriously furiously seriously erroneously curiously notoriously adversely inversely perversely wesley profusely presley tensely densely expressly nicely nestle scarcely precisely conversely huxley intensely falsely concisely immensely precisely loosely princely mostly capriciously judiciously maliciously ferociously prodigiously closely fiercely grossly

Phonetic and Homophones

P ER1 P AH0 S L IY0

Similar Spelling

purpose purposefully purposeful purposeless purposive purpose-made

To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste
text link