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PURPOSEFULLY
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
purposefully (comparative more purposefully, superlative most purposefully)
In a purposeful manner.
(proscribed) On purpose, purposely, deliberately.
Source: Wiktionary
PURPOSEFUL
Pur"pose*ful, a.
Definition: Important; material. "Purposeful accounts." Tylor.
– Pur"pose*ful*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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