PURPOSELY Copy link • PURPOSELYconsulto; data or dedita opera; de industria; ex industria (Liv.); But instead of an adverb, we frequently find an adjective agreeing with the substantive of person who purposely does anything; as, prudens, sciens; prudens et sciens; sciens prudensque (e.g., facere aliquid); or agreeing with the thing which is purposely done; e.g., cogitatum; consulto et cogitatum (e.g., fit aliquid): not purposely, per imprudentiam.