purposely

1. 1.

   with intention; in an intentional manner

   “he used that word intentionally”

   “I did this by choice”

   Synonymsintentionallydeliberatelydesignedlyon purposeadvisedlyby choiceby design

Questions about purposely

What does purposely mean?

purposely means "with intention; in an intentional manner".

How many syllables are in purposely?

purposely has 3 syllables: pur-pose-ly. The stress falls on "pur". In IPA it is /ˈpɝpəsli/.

What is another word for purposely?

Close synonyms include intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, advisedly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is purposely a common word?

purposely is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.