purposive

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

• having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
  • "purposive behavior"
• having a purpose
  • "purposive behavior"

Adj

• Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
• Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
• Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
• Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
• Possessed of a firm purpose.
• Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.

Noun

• A mood indicating a purpose of the course of activity expressed by the verb.

Synonyms

advertent, conscious, deliberate, determined, goal-directed, intentional, on purpose, purposeful, purposive, resolute, volitational, volitional, voluntary, wilful

Related Words

purposeful