Purposelessly and Purposely

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Purposelessly adverb - Without a clear purpose.

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Purposely is an antonym for purposelessly in purpose topic.

Purposely adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.

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Purposelessly is an antonym for purposely.

Nearby Words: purpose, purposeful, purposive

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