purposely

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purposely - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Purposely \Pur"pose*ly\, adv.
     With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination;
     designedly.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all
           offensive and displeasing truths.        --Atterbury.
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           So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng
           By chance go right, they purposely go wrong. --Pope.
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purposely - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  purposely
      adv 1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that
             word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn:
             intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on  purpose
             , purposely, advisedly, by choice, by  design
             ] [ant: accidentally, by chance,
             circumstantially, unexpectedly, unintentionally]

purposely - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "purposely":
     advisedly, by design, calculatedly, consciously, contemplatedly,
     deliberately, designedly, explicitly, expressly, in cold blood,
     intentionally, knowingly, meditatedly, on purpose, pointedly,
     premeditatedly, purposefully, purposively, voluntarily, willfully,
     with full intent, with intent, with malice aforethought,
     with purpose, wittingly