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adjective
- 1. having or showing determination or resolve: "the purposeful stride of a great barrister"
- 2. having a useful purpose: "purposeful activities"
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(Definition of purposeful from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of PURPOSEFUL is having a purpose. How to use purposeful in a sentence.
It involves purposeful exclusion of victimized kids and gossiping about them. A beautifully dressed businessman, gray hair, serious expression, bespoke suit, expensive leather briefcase, purposeful walk. The shop was full of purposeful, engaged women busily looking for materials for window treatments and cushion fabrics.
If someone is purposeful, they show that they have a definite aim and a strong desire to achieve it. She had a purposeful air, and it became evident that this was not a casual visit. 2 meanings: 1. having a definite purpose in view 2. fixed in one's purpose; determined.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of purposeful adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. having a useful purpose; acting with a clear aim and with determination. Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. She looked purposeful and determined.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective purposeful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective purposeful? How is the adjective purposeful pronounced? Where does the adjective purposeful come from? The earliest known use of the adjective purposeful is in the 1850s.
Something purposeful is done on purpose: it's meant to achieve an aim. Lots of things happen accidentally or randomly, but other things have a purpose. Such things can be called purposeful. Going to college, starting a family, giving to a charity, and adopting a dog are all purposeful acts.
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Define purposeful. purposeful synonyms, purposeful pronunciation, purposeful translation, English dictionary definition of purposeful. adj. 1. Having a purpose; intentional: a purposeful musician. 2. Having or manifesting purpose; determined: entered the room with a purposeful look....
Britannica Dictionary definition of PURPOSEFUL [more purposeful; most purposeful]: having a clear aim or purpose. purposeful activity. a purposeful glance/grin [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples — purposefully adverb. She strode purposefully to the door and knocked loudly. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples
