About The Word Purposive

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Purposive

Purposive Meaning & Definition
Purposive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Purposive?

[adj] having a purpose; "purposive behavior"
[adj] having or showing or acting with a purpose or design; "purposive behavior"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Purposive: goal-directed | nonrandom | purposeful

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Purposive In Webster's Dictionary

\Pur"po*sive\, a. Having or indicating purpose or design. ``Purposive characters.'' --Bastian. Purposive modification of structure in a bone. --Owen. It is impossible that the frog should perform actions morepurposive than these. --Huxley.

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