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Definition of purposive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

purposive

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈpərpəsɪv//
 
(formal)
 
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having a clear and definite purpose synonym purposeful the human capacity for thought and purposive action
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