purposive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
Possessed of a firm purpose.
Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.

noun

/ˈpəːpəsɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-purposive.wav /ˈpɚpəsɪv/

purposive more purposive most purposive

From purpose + -ive. Compare purpositive.

deliberate intentional purposeful advertent conscious witting on purpose purposive volitational volitional voluntary wilful determined resolute

purposeful

nonpurposive purposive approach purposively purposiveness purposivism purposivist purposivity unpurposive

Czech: účelový Galician: intencionado Galician: intencional Slovak: účelový Spanish: intencional

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