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purposive

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Adjective

  1. Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
  2. Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
  3. Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
  4. Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
  5. Possessed of a firm purpose.
  6. Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.

Noun

  1. A mood indicating a purpose of the course of activity expressed by the verb.

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