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pur·pose·ful  (pûrps-fl)
adj.
1. Having a purpose; intentional: a purposeful musician.
2. Having or manifesting purpose; determined: entered the room with a purposeful look.

purpose·ful·ly adv.
purpose·ful·ness n.

purposeful [ˈpɜːpəsfʊl]
adj
1. having a definite purpose in view
2. fixed in one's purpose; determined
purposefully  adv
purposefulness  n
Usage: Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully) left the door unlocked
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.purposeful - serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"
resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"
purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal
2.purposeful - having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"
meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"

purposeful
Translations
purposeful [ˈpɜːpəsfʊl] ADJ [look, expression] → de determinación; [manner, walk] → resuelto, decidido; [work, activity] → con sentido
purposeful [ˈpɜːrpəsfʊl] adjdéterminé(e), résolu(e)
purposeful
adj, purposefully
adventschlossen; activity, lifesinnvoll
purposeful [ˈpɜːpəsfʊl] adjdeciso/a, risoluto/a


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No sooner was she hid from him than she changed into another woman; she was now become a calculating purposeful madam, who looked around her covertly and, having shrunk in size in order to appear less noticeable, set off nervously on some mysterious adventure.
The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
Here was an undignified hiatus, if not a finale, to all his schemes, to the even tenor of his self-restrained, purposeful life
 
 
 
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