# purposefully

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpɜː.pəs.fə.li/ · frequency rank #26,216

## Definitions
1. In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.
2. In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately.

## Etymology
From purposeful + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **purposeful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purposeful-vs-purposefully)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ppurposefully`, `pruposefully`, `puprosefully`, `puropsefully`, `purpoesfully`, `purposeffully`, `purposefluly`, `purposefullyy`, `purposefuly`, `purposefulyl`, `purposeuflly`, `purposfeully`, `purpossefully`, `purpposefully`, `purpsoefully`, `purrposefully`, `uprposefully`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/purposefully