What is the difference between PURPOSELY and PURPOSEFULLY?
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These two words are different forms of the word ‘purpose’. Their meanings are similar, so it’s easy to get confused. But, their connotations (what they convey to the reader or listener) are very different.
‘Purposely’ means intentionally or deliberately .
An example of a sentence with purposely is – “Knowing the amount of time my father takes to start the car, I always purposely tell him I want to leave 15 minutes earlier than I really do.
‘Purposefully’ means with a sense of purpose or with determination. An example sentence will be – “Last term, I had failed in my Maths paper. This term, I purposefully studied all the time to make sure I got the highest marks in class. I hate being a failure.”
As you can see from the example sentences, the feeling conveyed by both the words is quite different, even though, in writing, their meanings seem similar. 'Purposefully' somehow seems more emphatic than 'purposely'.
Hope you understood the difference.
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These two words are different forms of the word ‘purpose’. Their meanings are similar, so it’s easy to get confused. But, their connotations (what they convey to the reader or listener) are very different.
‘Purposely’ means intentionally or deliberately .
An example of a sentence with purposely is – “Knowing the amount of time my father takes to start the car, I always purposely tell him I want to leave 15 minutes earlier than I really do.
‘Purposefully’ means with a sense of purpose or with determination. An example sentence will be – “Last term, I had failed in my Maths paper. This term, I purposefully studied all the time to make sure I got the highest marks in class. I hate being a failure.”
As you can see from the example sentences, the feeling conveyed by both the words is quite different, even though, in writing, their meanings seem similar. 'Purposefully' somehow seems more emphatic than 'purposely'.
Hope you understood the difference.
Hope this answers your question. For further doubts, please ask on the forum and our experts will be happy to help you as soon as possible.
Regards.