单词	purposive
释义	purposive adjective pur·​po·​sive ˈpər-pə-siv  (ˌ)pər-ˈpō-  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 purposively adverb purposiveness noun Synonyms conscious deliberate intended intentional knowing purposeful set voluntary willed willful wilful witting See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences facial tics and other unconscious movements that one would not normally call purposive actions Recent Examples on the Web Sporadic outbursts of feeling are converted into purposive and unremitting activity. Aldous Huxley, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021 In this sense, history is not only rational but also providential: designed, purposive, teleological. James Wood, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 Word History First Known Use 1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1 purposive adjective as in deliberate made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing facial tics and other unconscious movements that one would not normally call purposive actions Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deliberate conscious voluntary intentional intended willed purposeful willful wilful witting knowing planned calculated designed set thoughtful reasoned premeditated considered optional studied elective advised measured discretionary volunteer weighed premeditative prepense Antonyms & Near Antonyms unintentional haphazard random inadvertent accidental purposeless incidental chance unwitting nonpurposive aimless sudden desultory impetuous necessary involuntary abrupt nondeliberate spontaneous compulsory mandatory instinctive obligatory impulsive nonelective hit-or-miss unpremeditated required impromptu extemporaneous forced casual unforced ordered coerced See More
随便看	meridians meridic Meridion meridional meridional difference of latitude meridional distance meridional part meridional projection meridionality meridionally meridionals merils merimdean Merimdian mering meringue meringued meringuer meringues meringuing merino merinos Merion bluegrass Meriones merioneses

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