telic
Grammar. expressing end or purpose: a telic conjunction.
tending to a definite end.
Origin of telic
1Other words from telic
- tel·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·tel·ic, adjective
- un·tel·ic, adjective
Words Nearby telic
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How to use telic in a sentence
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.
Society | Henry Kalloch RoweCertain families may definitely determine to modify their habits, and within a few years accomplish a telic change.
Society | Henry Kalloch RoweBut with the awakening of the social consciousness and a quickening of the social conscience has come telic progress.
Society | Henry Kalloch RoweHe has learned the futility of telic endeavor, and knows the delight of drifting along with the whimsicalities of Chance.
The Road | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for telic
/ (ˈtɛlɪk) /
directed or moving towards some goal; purposeful
(of a clause or phrase) expressing purpose
Origin of telic
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