Meaning of PURPOSEFUL
| Pronunciation: | | 'purpusful
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| Matching Terms: | | purposefully, purposefulness
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- [adj] having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"
- [adj] serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
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| | Synonyms: | | businesslike, earnest, goal-directed, leading, meaningful, purpose-built, purpose-made, purposive |
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| | Antonyms: | | purposeless | | |
| | See Also: | | resolute | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pur"pose*ful\, a.
Important; material. ``Purposeful accounts.'' --Tylor. --
{Pur"pose*ful*ly}, adv.
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