adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Tom was purposely not invited to the party.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At 5.10 a.m., an officer purposely posted outside his lodgings heard an alarm go off.
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I banged it again, purposely this time, and again, and again.
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In fact, some day-care centers are purposely built adjacent to senior facilities to encourage the connection.
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She decided purposely against the white coat.
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Suddenly the Norths' car was purposely rammed by a man who believed that his footloose wife was hiding in it.
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The examples are purposely petty because tiny details of everyday life do preoccupy parents and consume-even distort-their judgment and self-regard.
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They purposely began directing kickoffs toward Ismail, preferring to avoid then-rookie Napoleon Kaufman.
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When irrigation purposely was scant, differences were even greater: 50 percent for cotton and 20 percent for wheat.