PURPOSIVE


Meaning of PURPOSIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-pə-siv, (ˌ)pər-ˈpō- ]

adjective

Date: 1849

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 adverb

• pur·po·sive·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.