Purposely v. Purposively

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Could someone explain the difference between these two words?

[YPrrrr]

I don't believe I've ever seen anyone use the purposively... It doesn't seem like it would have much use

[Samus Aran]

They're pretty close to the same thing. They can both be described as "with purpose" or "done with a specific purpose/end result in mind," but only "purposely" is generally thought of as a synonym for "intentionally."

So really, they can be used the same way...it's just one of them has an extra definition tacked onto it, which seems to be largely informal.

[Lozal]

I've never heard the latter.

[snorkel]

purposively is the adjective form of "purposive," you can guess the meaning.

I think it's one of those cases where "purposely" relates more to personal actions and "purposively" is better used to describe objective things

[Samus Aran]

purposively is the adjective form of "purposive," you can guess the meaning.

I think it's one of those cases where "purposely" relates more to personal actions and "purposively" is better used to describe objective things

Adverb, not adjective, sir.

[snorkel]

Adverb, not adjective, sir.

didn't notice that, used wrong word