pur ‧ pose ‧ ful /ˈpɜːpəsf ə l $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ purpose , ↑ purposefulness ≠ ↑ purposelessness ; adverb : ↑ purposefully ≠ ↑ purposelessly , ↑ purposely ; adjective : ↑ purposeful ≠ ↑ purposeless ]
having a clear aim or purpose SYN determined OPP purposeless :
a purposeful and consistent foreign policy
a purposeful movement
—purposefully adverb :
He walked purposefully to his desk.
—purposefulness noun [uncountable]