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purposelessly

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Gently, he reprimanded me for having written a purposelessly contentious piece about a long-ago contretemps occasioned by his refusal to show Brakhage’s “Anticipation of the Night” at Cinema 16.

From New York Times Oct. 6, 2021

The suggestions are he left England purposelessly and then goes to a casino but that’s totally not the case at all.

From The Guardian Oct. 18, 2019

But it’s hard for performers like Thompson, Usher, and Hemsworth to shine their brightest in the shadows of so much mindlessly, purposelessly built-up IP.

From The Verge Jun. 21, 2019

But there does appear to be genuine rage among some Europeans; maybe not that it’s going on, but that it’s going on so expansively , so easily, so thoughtlessly, so purposelessly, almost.

From Slate Nov. 4, 2013

Luster lay down in the swing, but Ben went on vaguely and purposelessly.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner