ˈtelik, ˈtēl- adjective
Etymology: Greek telikos final, from tel- tel- (II) + -ikos -ic
1. : tending toward an end : purposive , teleological
the writing is always telic , never a mere stream of consciousness — R.D.Ellmann
the mind … becomes telic , thus enabling mankind to pass from passive to active evolutionary processes, and from natural to human or social evolution — J.Q.Dealey
a linguistic change is not telic : it does not work for the benefit of the system; on the contrary it disrupts it — R.S.Wells
2. : perfective 2 — contrasted with atelic
• teli·cal -lə̇kəl adjective
• teli·cal·ly -lə̇k(ə)lē adverb