purposive
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adjective \ˈpər-pə-siv, (ˌ)pər-ˈpō-\Definition of PURPOSIVE
1
: serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design
2
: having or tending to fulfill a conscious purpose or design : purposeful
— pur·po·sive·ly adverb
— pur·po·sive·ness noun
Examples of PURPOSIVE
- <facial tics and other unconscious movements that one would not normally call purposive actions>
First Known Use of PURPOSIVE
1849
Related to PURPOSIVE
- Synonyms
- conscious, deliberate, intended, knowing, purposeful, intentional, set, voluntary, willed, willful (or wilful), witting
- Antonyms
- nondeliberate, nonpurposive, unintentional
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