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Definitions for purposefully
pur·pose·ful·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. purposefullyadverb

    in a purposeful manner

    "he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car"

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  1. purposefullyadverb

    In a purposeful manner.

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  1. purposefully

    Purposefully is an adverb that describes an action done in a deliberate or intentional manner, with a specific aim or purpose in mind. It refers to doing something on purpose or with determination.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of purposefully in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of purposefully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of purposefully in a Sentence

  1. Drew Faust:

    The results warrant the attention and concern of everybody in our community, sexual assault is intolerable, and we owe it to one another to confront it openly, purposefully and effectively. This is our problem.

  2. Jessica Todd Harper:

    At the time, I felt like so many parents. I felt tired and distracted and busy trying to get things done. I felt a little bit of guilt about making this picture, and yet I knew somewhere in the back of my head that there was an imperative that I must take moments. ... You're just so busy that if you don't purposefully force it, then it wouldn't happen.

  3. United States:

    What we've learned throughout history is that when there are systems that have been constructed purposefully( to violate) constitutional rights of citizens, you need all three branches of government to get involved and to remedy the constitutional violation.

  4. Mauri Melander Friestleben:

    We purposefully call out and lift up historically non-represented voices of color in our spaces to hold weight and power.

  5. Peter Landesman:

    I love football. It's graceful. We have a lot of beautiful football in this film, purposefully.

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