Purposely
Purposely adverb - With intention; in an intentional manner.
Unexpectedly is an antonym for purposely.
Unexpectedly
Unexpectedly adverb - Without advance planning.
Purposely is an antonym for unexpectedly.
Nearby Words: unexpected, unexpectedness
Both words in one sentence
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Of course, if you wanted to, you could probably Epileptic-Tree some of it away by arguing that the town is purposely playing mind games by making those "sturdy" weapons break unexpectedly easily.
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