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purposefully — index knowingly, purposely Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
purposefully — purposely, purposefully Purposely is the older word (15c) and means ‘on purpose, intentionally’ • (We ve purposely changed our programmes on Tuesday to fit in with the Royal timetable BBC Press Release, 2002 [OEC]) whereas the more recent word… … Modern English usage
purposefully — See purposely, purposefully … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
purposefully — adv. Purposefully is used with these verbs: ↑avoid, ↑march, ↑stride … Collocations dictionary
purposefully — purposeful ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or showing determination. 2) having a purpose. DERIVATIVES purposefully adverb purposefulness noun … English terms dictionary
purposefully — adverb in a purposeful manner he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car • Derived from adjective: ↑purposeful … Useful english dictionary
purposefully - purposely — ◊ purposefully If someone does something purposefully, they do it in a way that suggests that they have a definite purpose and a strong desire to achieve this purpose. A large young woman stepped purposefully towards John Franklyn. He walked… … Useful english dictionary
purposefully adv — The cat seems happy now it s been fed, said Tom purposefully … English expressions
Purposefully — Purposeful Pur pose*ful, a. Important; material. Purposeful accounts. Tylor. {Pur pose*ful*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purposefully — adverb see purposeful … New Collegiate Dictionary
