purposefully
In a purposeful manner: resolutely, determinedlyIn a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.
» Did you purposefully make a mistake?
Hast du absichtlich einen Fehler gemacht?
Habt ihr absichtlich einen Fehler gemacht?
Haben Sie absichtlich einen Fehler gemacht?
Meaning
2 sensesIn a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.
I strode purposefully across the room.
in a purposeful manner
In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately.
Examples
6 sentencesDid you purposefully make a mistake?
deHast du absichtlich einen Fehler gemacht? — Waldelfe
He purposefully continued to incite conflict.
Each new meeting in your lfe with someone else is always done purposefully.
Professionals in many fields write in a style that is purposefully abstruse and unclear.
Purposefully blurring something is important for efficiency's sake.
Translations
3 languagesForms
more purposefully, most purposefully| Comparative | more purposefully Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most purposefully |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb