purposely

Word parts

purpose + -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɝpəsli/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɜːpəsli/

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• Hyphenation: pur‧pose‧ly

Adverb

Positive purposely

Comparative more purposely

Superlative most purposely

1. If you do something purposely, you do it on purpose.
   • Antonym: accidentally