purposeful
Americanadjective
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having a definite purpose in view
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fixed in one's purpose; determined
Usage
Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully ) left the door unlocked
Other Word Forms
- purposefully adverb
- purposefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of purposeful
Example Sentences
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Indians came home and others made purposeful trips for the two nights of the year it was played.
From Literature
Clare crept forward, still hidden in the bushes, moving with purposeful clumsiness.
From Literature
"Because we suspect this ability may be more widespread than currently documented," Osuna-Mascaró says, "we invite readers who have observed cows or bulls using sticks or other handheld objects for purposeful actions to contact us."
From Science Daily
“This acquisition marks another important milestone in Henkel’s purposeful growth agenda and further expands hair care as a core category within its consumer brands business,” it said.
And their seemingly haphazard jumble is purposeful, reminding us that this is not a temple but a workshop, a place of ongoing activity in which new and experimental art is incubated.
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