Purposeful
['pɜːpəsfʊl;-f(ə)l] or ['pɝpəsfl]
Definition
(adj.) having meaning through having an aim; 'led a happy purposeful life' .
(adj.) serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal .
Edited by Kelsey--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Important; material.
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Examples
- Only by starting with crude material and subjecting it to purposeful handling will he gain the intelligence embodied in finished material. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Münsterberg has always insisted that in social relations we must always treat everyone as a purposeful, integrated character. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I was convinced, from his intent face and his purposeful manner, that at last he was upon a clue. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It shows that mind and intelligent or purposeful engagement in a course of action into which things enter are identical. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Modes of purposeful doing include dealings with persons as well as things. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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