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telic
[ tel-ik, tee-lik ]
adjective
- Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
a telic conjunction.
- tending to a definite end.
telic
/ ˈtɛlɪk /
adjective
- directed or moving towards some goal; purposeful
- (of a clause or phrase) expressing purpose
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Other Words From
- teli·cal·ly adverb
- non·telic adjective
- un·telic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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Purposive progress rather than unconscious, telic rather than genetic, is the order of the evolution of society.
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Certain families may definitely determine to modify their habits, and within a few years accomplish a telic change.
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But with the awakening of the social consciousness and a quickening of the social conscience has come telic progress.
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He has learned the futility of telic endeavor, and knows the delight of drifting along with the whimsicalities of Chance.
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