purposely
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɝpəsli/ / /ˈpɜːpəsli/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English purposly; equivalent to purpose + -ly.
- On purpose; intentionally.
“[T]hey would ſay [...] that I had quarrell'd / My brother purpoſely, thereby to finde / An apt pretext, to baniſh them my houſe.”