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Word entry · 9 letters

purposely

Best crossword clue

"Intentionally"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɝpəsli/Part of speech adverbSorted elopprsuyStarts with PEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. with intention; in an intentional manner

Word origin

From Middle English purposly; equivalent to purpose + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • [T]hey would ſay [...] that I had quarrell'd / My brother purpoſely, thereby to finde / An apt pretext, to baniſh them my houſe.

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