Purposive

Purposive
Purposive Pur"po*sive, a. Having or indicating purpose or design. ``Purposive characters.'' --Bastian. [1913 Webster]

Purposive modification of structure in a bone. --Owen. [1913 Webster]

It is impossible that the frog should perform actions morepurposive than these. --Huxley. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • purposive — pur·pos·ive …   English syllables

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