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purposefully

adv
/ˈpɜː.pəs.fə.li/UK/ˈpɝ.pəs.fə.li/US

Etymology

From purposeful + -ly.

  1. derived from propono
  2. derived from prō-
  3. derived from purposer
  4. inherited from purpos
  5. suffixed as purposeful — “purpose + ful”
  6. suffixed as purposefully — “purposeful + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner

    In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.

  2. In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner

    In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately.

    • Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s core.

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No curated loop yet for purposefully. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA