What does aimfully mean?
Aimfully means In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose..
1870, anonymous, “Dinner vs. Ruffles and Tucks” in Putnam’s Magazine, New Series, Volume 5, June 1870, p. 710, It occurred to me the other day, as I passed along the street, how rare a thing it has become to see a mother abroad with her own little ones. “She has no time,” may be the reply, “to range about in that aimless way.” But what is she doing with her time? Is it any more aimfully spent if she uses it to prepare little Miss to mince abroad alone in such fantastic guise […]
He is drifting away from Zim’s homestead. Wandering aimlessly at first. To be as far away as possible from the jabbering women. Away to the sea. Aimfully. To his haunts with Qukezwa.
Use aimfully when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aimfully means In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include aimlessly.
1870, anonymous, “Dinner vs. Ruffles and Tucks” in Putnam’s Magazine, New Series, Volume 5, June 1870, p. 710, It occurred to me the other day, as I passed along the street, how rare a thing it has become to see a mother abroad with her own little ones. “She has no time,” may be the reply, “to range about in that aimless way.” But what is she doing with her time? Is it any more aimfully spent if she uses it to prepare little Miss to mince abroad alone in such fantastic guise […]
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