purpositiveadj.
/pəːˈpɒzᵻtɪv/, /ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪv/, U.S. /pərˈpɑzədɪv/, /ˈpərpəsədɪv/ Chiefly Psychology.
= purposive adj.
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purposive1874
purpositive1890
purposivist1923
1890 B. Kidd in Longman's Mag. Sept. 506 The searching or feeling movements of the processes have a significantly purpositive effect.
1916 T. Q. Dumont Mental Therapeutics (2004) iii. 30 The whole process shows purpositive action, co-ordinated effort, and an undoubted presence of mental direction.
1994 Strategic Managem. Jrnl. 15 53 Although the setting described here is strategic management, we have chosen to include all sorts of purpositive organizations rather than restricting our discussions to firms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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