Word: purposely
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: pur
pose
ly
Definition: On purpose; intentionally.
Morphemes:
Affix: purpose
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To design for some purpose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prō-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
Meaning: forth
Affix: po-
Language: la
Decoded: po-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: off, away
Affix: sinō
Language: la
Decoded: sino
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I put, lay, set down.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing to which the root verb can satisfactorily be done.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.