apurpose

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled a-purpose

US /əˈpɝpəs/ UK /əˈpɜːpəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
archaic or dialectal: on purpose; deliberately

They did not damage the boat apurpose.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · archaic or dialectal: on... deliberately intentionallyon purpose

Opposites

accidentally inadvertently

Word family

Related forms purpose purposely

Etymology

Formed from a- + purpose, parallel to the phrase on purpose. The fused and hyphenated forms were once commoner but now occur mainly in historical or dialectal writing.

Topics

Describing Qualities Register & Style

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