[pur.po.sive] adj (1855) 1: serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design
2: having or tending to fulfill a conscious purpose or design: purposeful -- pur.po.sive.ly adv -- pur.po.sive.ness n
[pur.po.sive] adj (1855) 1: serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design
2: having or tending to fulfill a conscious purpose or design: purposeful -- pur.po.sive.ly adv -- pur.po.sive.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012