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Definition of Purposelessly
1. Adverb. Without a clear purpose. "Let's not purposelessly dispense the aid"
Definition of Purposelessly
1. Adverb. In a purposeless manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purposelessly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purposelessly
Literary usage of Purposelessly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association, American Ethnological Society (1892)
"The host said to him, " Hai-yo"-hwat-ha', what has happened that you wander
purposelessly in your greatness, for you are worthy of the highest homage? ..."
2. Huldreich Zwingli, the Reformer of German Switzerland, 1484-1531 by Samuel Macauley Jackson, John Martin Vincent, Frank Hugh Foster (1903)
"... purposelessly inspire or move them, or that those things which are inspired
or moved, should purposelessly seek of Him that they may live and move. ..."
3. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"... limbs may be extended 3 Lying on side 4 Sitting, head held low 5 Rearing
repeatedly 6 Vertical jumping 7 Circling purposelessly 8 Pacing purposelessly 9 ..."
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