purposely

adverb

pur·​pose·​ly ˈpər-pəs-lē 

: with a deliberate or express purpose

Synonyms

• advisedly
• consciously
• deliberately
• designedly
• intentionally
• knowingly
• purposefully
• purposively
• willfully
• wittingly

Examples of purposely in a Sentence

the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property

Recent Examples on the Web

By introducing new words (whether faked or purposely devised), and popularizing underused words, generative AI could indirectly shape human language. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024

Wright University said the Wright Brothers kept The Evening Item purposely short and ran it from April 1890 to July 1890. —Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024

But researchers know of multiple circular monuments in northeastern Scotland that were purposely laid flat. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024

The component undertakes its internal mathematical and computational effort and then goes out of its way to purposely produce tokens so that the rest of the assembly line functions based on language. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

purposely

adverb

pur·​pose·​ly ˈpər-pəs-lē 

: with a clear or known purpose

Legal Definition

purposely

adverb

pur·​pose·​ly

: with a deliberate, conscious, or express purpose : intentionally