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English Dictionary: purposely	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purposely adv with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" Synonym(s): intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design Antonym(s): accidentally, by chance, circumstantially, unexpectedly, unintentionally
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purposely \Pur"posely\, adv. With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination; designedly. In composing this discourse, I purposely* declined all offensive and displeasing truths. --Atterbury. So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng By chance go right, they purposely go wrong. --Pope.