purposeful

[ pur-puhs-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. full of meaning; significant.

Origin of purposeful

1
First recorded in 1850–55; purpose + -ful

Other words from purposeful

  • pur·pose·ful·ly, adverb
  • pur·pose·ful·ness, noun

Words that may be confused with purposeful

Words Nearby purposeful

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How to use purposeful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for purposeful

purposeful

/ (ˈpɜːpəsfʊl) /


adjective
  1. having a definite purpose in view

  2. fixed in one's purpose; determined

usage For purposeful

Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully) left the door unlocked

Derived forms of purposeful

  • purposefully, adverb
  • purposefulness, noun

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