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BNC: 24329 COCA: 27990
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purposive

adjective

pur·​po·​sive ˈpər-pə-siv How to pronounce purposive (audio) (ˌ)pər-ˈpō- How to pronounce purposive (audio)
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

Example Sentences

facial tics and other unconscious movements that one would not normally call purposive actions
Recent Examples on the Web Sporadic outbursts of feeling are converted into purposive and unremitting activity. Aldous Huxley, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021 In this sense, history is not only rational but also providential: designed, purposive, teleological. James Wood, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of purposive was in 1849
BNC: 24329 COCA: 27990

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