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telic

[ tel-ik, tee-lik ]

adjective

  1. Grammar. expressing end or purpose:

    a telic conjunction.

  2. tending to a definite end.


telic

/ ˈtɛlɪk /

adjective

  1. directed or moving towards some goal; purposeful
  2. (of a clause or phrase) expressing purpose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • teli·cal·ly adverb
  • non·telic adjective
  • un·telic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of telic1

First recorded in 1840–50, telic is from the Greek word telikós pertaining to an end or cause. See tel- 2, -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of telic1

C19: from Greek telikos final, from telos end
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Example Sentences

Hence the supernatural and telic forces, to which the scientist had had recourse, have been rendered superfluous.

Purposive progress rather than unconscious, telic rather than genetic, is the order of the evolution of society.

Certain families may definitely determine to modify their habits, and within a few years accomplish a telic change.

But with the awakening of the social consciousness and a quickening of the social conscience has come telic progress.

He has learned the futility of telic endeavor, and knows the delight of drifting along with the whimsicalities of Chance.

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