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   Pur·pose·ful

   /ˈpərpəsf(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing determination or resolve: "the purposeful stride of a great lawyer"
   • ▪ having a useful purpose: "purposeful activities"
   • ▪ intentional: "if his sudden death was not accidental, it must have been purposeful"

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   • 1. purposefulness noun

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   What is the meaning of purposeful?

   • adjective Meaningful or purposeful in current society or culture. from The Century Dictionary. To the purpose; pertinent; applicable: as, the testimony is not relevant to the case. In law, being in subject-matter germane to the controversy; conducive to the proof or disproof of a fact in issue or a pertinent hypothesis.

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   What does having a purpose mean?

   • having a purpose: a purposeful effort to reform the system. See -pos-. having a purpose. resolute. significant. pur′pose•ful•ness, n. In Lists: Words ending in "ful", more... Synonyms: obstinate, stubborn, persistent, resolute, determined, more... He has a quiet, purposeful air. provides a focus for purposeful, everyday communication activities.

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   What is a purposeful adverb?

   • Definition of purposeful adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary having a useful purpose; acting with a clear aim and with determination Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. She looked purposeful and determined. adverb Edward strode purposefully toward the door.

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   What is the difference between purposefully and purposefully?

   • The two words have the same root— purpose —but slightly different meanings. When used in prose, purposefully seems to connote a determination or intentionality that purposely does not—to do something purposefully is to do it guided by a deliberate aim:

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › purposefulPURPOSEFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˈpɜr·pəs·fəl / Add to word list. aimed at achieving something; determined: He desired to lead a more purposeful life. Purposeful also means intentional: the purposeful destruction of historic sites. (Definition of purposeful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of purposeful.

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   Definition of purposeful adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of purposeful – Learner’s Dictionary. purposeful. adjective. uk / ˈpɜːpəsf ə l / us. showing that you know what you want to do: He has a quiet, purposeful air. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. purposefully. adverb.

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   purposeful. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pur‧pose‧ful /ˈpɜːpəsfəl $ ˈpɜːr-/ adjective having a clear aim or purpose SYN determined OPP purposeless a purposeful and consistent foreign policy a purposeful movement —purposefully adverb He walked purposefully to his desk. —purposefulness noun [ uncountable ...

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   Definitions of 'purposeful' If someone is purposeful, they show that they have a definite aim and a strong desire to achieve it. [...] Synonyms of 'purposeful' • determined, resolved, resolute, decided [...] More. Collocations with the word 'purposeful' purposeful activity. Examples of 'purposeful' in a sentence.

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   What does the adjective purposeful mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective purposeful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective purposeful? About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

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   purposeful / ˈpɜːpəsfʊl / adj. having a definite purpose in view; fixed in one's purpose; determined; ˈpurposefully adv ˈpurposefulness n USAGE Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully) left the door unlocked '