purposefully

Adverb

1. In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.
2. In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately.
   • Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s...
   • [C]riminals are purposefully recruiting young, middle-class university students to do their dirty work “because they know they’re honest” and can be trusted to pass on the stolen cash rather than pocketing it all. Plus,...

   Synonyms: deliberately intentionally purposely wilfully willfully