单词	purposively
释义	purposive adjective pur·​po·​sive ˈpər-pə-siv  (ˌ)pər-ˈpō-  1 : serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design 2 : having or tending to fulfill a conscious purpose or design : purposeful purposively adverb purposiveness noun Synonyms conscious deliberate intended intentional knowing purposeful set voluntary willed willful wilful witting See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences facial tics and other unconscious movements that one would not normally call purposive actions Recent Examples on the Web Sporadic outbursts of feeling are converted into purposive and unremitting activity. Aldous Huxley, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021 In this sense, history is not only rational but also providential: designed, purposive, teleological. James Wood, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 Word History First Known Use 1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1 purposively adverb as in intentionally with full awareness of what one is doing the Federal Reserve purposively controls the supply of money in order to keep a lid on inflation Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance intentionally deliberately purposely purposefully consciously willfully on purpose knowingly voluntarily designedly wittingly willingly advisedly calculatedly premeditatedly studiedly Antonyms & Near Antonyms unconsciously inadvertently unintentionally randomly unwittingly accidentally incidentally unknowingly involuntarily haphazardly instinctively spontaneously unwillingly impulsively See More
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