About The Word Purposive
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Purposive
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Purposive: See Also | 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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