Purposively
Purposively adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: the Federal Reserve purposively controls the supply of money in order to keep a lid on inflation
Willingly and purposively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willingly" instead an adverb "Purposively".
Willingly
Willingly adverb - By choice or preference.
Purposively and willingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purposively" instead an adverb "Willingly".
Mutual synonyms
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