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PURPOSEFUL

\pˈɜːpəsfə͡l], \pˈɜːpəsfə‍l], \p_ˈɜː_p_ə_s_f_əl]\

Definitions of PURPOSEFUL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Purposefully.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Expressly intended.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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