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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purposive — index aforethought, express, purposeful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
purposive — 1855, from PURPOSE (Cf. purpose) + IVE (Cf. ive) … Etymology dictionary
purposive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or done with a purpose. DERIVATIVES purposively adverb purposiveness noun … English terms dictionary
purposive — [pʉr′pəs iv] adj. 1. serving some purpose 2. having a purpose purposively adv … English World dictionary
purposive — adjective Date: 1849 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 • purposively adverb • purposiveness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
purposive — adjective a) Serving a particular purpose. b) Done or made with a conscious purpose. See Also: purposeful … Wiktionary
purposive — adjective having or done with a particular purpose. Derivatives purposively adverb purposiveness noun … English new terms dictionary
purposive — pur·pos·ive … English syllables
purposive — pur•pos•ive [[t]ˈpɜr pə sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) having or acting with a purpose or intention 2) serving some purpose 3) determined; resolute • Etymology: 1850–55 pur′pos•ive•ly, adv. pur′pos•ive•ness, n … From formal English to slang
