Desultorily and Purposefully

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Desultorily adverb - Without definite aim, direction, rule, or method.

Usage example: sat watching the movie, desultorily eating popcorn

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Purposefully is an antonym for desultorily.

Purposefully adverb - With great effort or determination.

Usage example: strode purposefully into the boss's office, determined to ask for a raise

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Desultorily is an antonym for purposefully.

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