purposefully
adverb
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl.i/us/ˈpɝː.pəs.fəl.i/in a way thatshowsthat youknowwhat youwantto do:
Hestrodepurposefully into theroom.
intentionally:
I didn't purposefullyhurtherfeelings.
See
purposeful
- Sheranpurposefully back to thehouse.
- The Senatorwalkedpurposefully onto theSenatefloortocasthervote.
- He purposefullyworkedtoprovethecriticswrong.
- He was purposefullyvague.
- Theresearchevidenceis beingdistortedand purposefullymisrepresented.
Strong-willed
- adamant
- adamantine
- adamantly
- aggressive
- aggressively
- go-getting
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- hard-headed
- pigheadedly
- purposeful
- pushy
- recalcitrant
- redoubtable
- unbending
- undaunted
- unrelenting
- unrelentingly
- unyielding
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