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adjective
- 1. having or showing determination or resolve: "the purposeful stride of a great barrister"
- 2. having a useful purpose: "purposeful activities"
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adjective. us / ˈpɜr·pəs·fəl / Add to word list. aimed at achieving something; determined: He desired to lead a more purposeful life. Purposeful also means intentional: the purposeful destruction of historic sites. (Definition of purposeful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of purposeful.
The meaning of PURPOSEFUL is having a purpose. How to use purposeful in a sentence.
If someone is purposeful, they show that they have a definite aim and a strong desire to achieve it.
aimed at achieving something; determined: He desired to lead a more purposeful life. Purposeful also means intentional: the purposeful destruction of historic sites. (Definition of purposeful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of purposeful. purposeful.
Something purposeful is done on purpose: it's meant to achieve an aim. Lots of things happen accidentally or randomly, but other things have a purpose. Such things can be called purposeful.
Definition of purposeful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective purposeful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Define purposeful. purposeful synonyms, purposeful pronunciation, purposeful translation, English dictionary definition of purposeful. adj. 1. Having a purpose; intentional: a purposeful musician. 2. Having or manifesting purpose; determined: entered the room with a purposeful look....
adjective. having a purpose. determined; resolute. full of meaning; significant. purposeful. / ˈpɜːpəsfʊl / adjective. having a definite purpose in view. fixed in one's purpose; determined.
Having or manifesting purpose; determined. Entered the room with a purposeful look. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: intentional. intended. deliberate. witting. willful. voluntary. Antonyms: purposeless. wanton. thoughtless. aimless. undetermined. unplanned. irresolute.
