purposeful
Origin of purposeful
1Other words from purposeful
- pur·pose·ful·ly, adverb
- pur·pose·ful·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with purposeful
- purposefully , purposely
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How to use purposeful in a sentence
Lown labored for years over purposeful, sustained collaboration between the Cold War superpowers.
Bernard Lown, physician who rallied doctors against nuclear war, dies at 99 | Emily Langer | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostWe’ve been purposeful in working toward the creation of a business that reflects the diversity of its customers.
There’s no better time than now to build a better pipeline for women in tech | Andrew Nusca | January 11, 2021 | FortuneThat’s just one example of what David Novak, former CEO of Yum Brands calls “purposeful recognition.”
By the time unconscious bias turns to purposeful and aggressive bullying, it is too late.
Miss Manners: Helping kids understand microaggressions | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostBut Letterman had to get to that level of sneaky purposefulness first.
There was a solemnity, a wrapped-up purposefulness about him this morning; she dared not ask him what he was going to do.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardThere was a dumb purposefulness about the men's movements that sickened Rhoda.
The Heart of the Desert | Honor Willsie MorrowShe saw his tenderness, his purposefulness, the bigness of his mind and spirit.
The Heart of the Desert | Honor Willsie MorrowIt was ugly—ugly in its pink shapelessness, ugly in its slimy half-sentient movements, in its very purposefulness.
Contamination Crew | Alan Edward NourseThe rest shifted from deliberate purposefulness to cold fury, and Barr's face turned white.
Trading Jeff and his Dog | James Arthur Kjelgaard
British Dictionary definitions for purposeful
/ (ˈpɜːpəsfʊl) /
having a definite purpose in view
fixed in one's purpose; determined
usage For purposeful
Derived forms of purposeful
- purposefully, adverb
- purposefulness, noun
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