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purposeful
[ pur-puhs-fuhl ]
/ ˈpɜr pəs fəl /
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OTHER WORDS FROM purposeful
pur·pose·ful·ly, adverbpur·pose·ful·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH purposeful
purposefully , purposelyWords nearby purposeful
purport, purported, purportedly, purpose, purpose-built, purposeful, purposefully, purposeless, purposely, purposive, purpresture
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How to use purposeful in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for purposeful
purposeful
/ (ˈpɜːpəsfʊl) /
adjective
having a definite purpose in view
fixed in one's purpose; determined
Derived forms of purposeful
purposefully, adverbpurposefulness, nounusage for purposeful
Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully) left the door unlocked
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