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   purposive

   /ˈpəːpəsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. having or done with a purpose: "teaching is a purposive activity"

   Derivatives

   • 1. purposively adverb
   • 2. purposiveness noun

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   What does purposive mean?

   • We welcome feedback: report an example sentence to the Collins team. Read more… She began to move, for the first time, in a purposive direction. His meanness lost its gaiety and took on a purposive quality. 2 meanings: 1. relating to, having, or indicating conscious intention 2. serving a purpose; useful.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is the meaning of purposiveness?

   • 1. having or acting with a purpose or intention. 2. serving some purpose. 3. determined; resolute. pur′pos•ive•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   What is another word for 'purposively'?

   • From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group, you'll find 72 synonyms and antonyms for 'purposively'. Some related words include: consciously, knowingly, pointedly, purposefully, studiously, and voluntarily.

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   What is purposive behavior?

   • 1. Having or serving a purpose. 2. Purposeful: purposive behavior. pur′po·sive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   Purposive means done with the aim of achieving a particular thing. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, such as research, law, and economics, with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     purposive definicja: 1. having a purpose; done with the aim...

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   Purposive means serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design, or having or tending to fulfill a conscious purpose or design. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries of purposive.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › purposivePURPOSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Purposive means done with the aim of achieving a particular thing. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, such as research, law, and politics, with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Purposive means relating to, having, or indicating conscious intention, or serving a purpose or usefulness. See the origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of purposive in sentences from various sources.

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   Definitions of purposive. adjective. having a purpose. “ purposive behavior”. synonyms: goal-directed. purposeful. serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal. adjective. having or showing or acting with a purpose or design.

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    Purposive means having or serving a purpose, or acting with intention or design. Find the origin, usage, and examples of purposive and related words in this online dictionary.