Definition of purposely

"purposely" in the adverb sense

1. intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design

with intention in an intentional manner

"he used that word intentionally"

"I did this by choice"

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Quotations for purposely

Who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God. [ Lavater ]

When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted. [ Colton ]

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purposely in Scrabble®

The word purposely is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters purposely:

PURPOSELY

(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

elusory, leprosy, leprous, loppers, polypus, propels, pulpers, purples, purpose, pylorus, pyropes, sporule, suppler, upslope

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word purposely

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In purposely

PURPOSELY

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purposely in Words With Friends™

The word purposely is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters purposely:

PURPOSELY

(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

elusory, leprosy, leprous, loppers, polypus, propels, pulpers, purples, purpose, pylorus, pyropes, sporule, suppler, upslope

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word purposely

PURPOSELY

(261)

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In purposely

PURPOSELY

(261)

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POLYPUS

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Words within the letters of purposely

2 letter words in purposely (9 words)

el or os pe re so up us ye

3 letter words in purposely (30 words)

els leu lop lye ops ore ors our pep per ply pop pry pup pus roe rue rye sly sol sop soy spy sue ups use yep yes you yup

4 letter words in purposely (62 words)

5 letter words in purposely (54 words)

6 letter words in purposely (23 words)

lopper osprey polyps poseur propel propyl pulper pulser purely purple purply pyrope repops sloper sloppy sopper sorely sourly supper supple supply surely uppers

7 letter words in purposely (14 words)

elusory leprosy leprous loppers polypus propels pulpers purples purpose pylorus pyropes sporule suppler upslope

8 letter words in purposely (1 word)

resupply

9 letter words in purposely (1 word)

purposely

purposely + 1 blank (1 word)

oversupply

purposely + 2 blanks (1 word)

powersupply

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Words containing the sequence purposely

Words that start with purposely (1 word)

purposely

Words with purposely in them (1 word)

purposely

Words that end with purposely (1 word)

purposely

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Word Growth involving purposely

Shorter words in purposely

os pose purpose

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