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purposedly

ADVERB
designedly
Synonyms
STRONG
deliberately purposely
WEAK
apurpose by design calculatedly knowingly on purpose prepensely purposively studiously willfully wittingly
Antonyms
STRONG
unintentionally
WEAK
innocently unconsciously unknowingly unwittingly
ADVERB
knowingly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consciously deliberately purposely
STRONG
wittingly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unintentionally
ADVERB
purposely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consciously deliberately explicitly expressly knowingly willfully
STRONG
advisedly designedly
WEAK
by design calculatedly on purpose prepensely with intent
Antonyms
WEAK
impulsively spontaneously unintentionally

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This he purposedly buckled to his side and wore on every occasion when he expected to meet the third robber Takeru.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by Ozaki, Yei Theodora

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