What is "purposefully"

Usage examples of "purposefully".

There was nothing threatening about her presence and nothing outright illegal about what they were doing, but Andi purposefully neglected to put in the cassette--she left the headphones on the table and flicked the switch for its built-in speaker.

Ignoring the hypnotic beauty of the singing, he stomped forward, purposefully mismatching the rhythm of his steps and the backbeat of the chant.

As though thinking of Chester had conjured him up, Tess, watching from the gazebo, saw him stride purposefully through the garden, ignoring the riotous blooms all around him.

He did not like the footing on the south bank, but once the lead cow was satisfied that the cows and calves were safely across, she ignored whatever bulls were left behind and set out purposefully for the grazing lands to which she was leading her herd.

Now, however, despite the time of day, the streets were almost empty and such few people as were about were ill-at-ease and either stared fretfully or conspicuously averted their eyes and strode out purposefully.

All three Greens were young and tall, striding purposefully toward the road they were driving on.

He had purposefully arrived in midevening in order to make his trek in the dark.

Two shining Cadillac limousines drew up before the entrance to Moissan Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, and disgorged four men who strode purposefully inside.

Ayatollah Shammar looked to de Tomas, who rose and strode purposefully to the center of the stage on which the dais stood.

Rastafarians striding purposefully, thin men, in short sleeves and ties, riding to work on their too-small bicycles.

He purposefully did not mention that Tzu Hsuang would lead that force.

And, presently, when the flood tide began to flow and the eddy about the docks and the dry dock gates began, the Wabbler inched as if purposefully toward the place where the water burbled through flooding valves.

Margaret had entered his long widowerhood firmly and purposefully, and opened a new door to this.

Below in the dark street he saw two very early commuters, briefcases swinging in wide arcs, as they stepped out purposefully to catch the next train.

In this respect, the difference between ensouled creatures and plants is that, what is harmful to plants is natural for men and animals: when taking nourishment the latter are able to bring about quickly and purposefully a transformation of matter into the purely dynamic state.