purposeful
Use Purposeful in a sentence
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having a definite purpose in view |
| 2. | fixed in one's purpose; determined |
| usage Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully) left the door unlocked | |
| 'purposefully | |
| —adv | |
| 'purposefulness | |
| —n | |
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Purposeful
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
Purposeful pace now, but nothing to attract attention.
Every movement was sure and purposeful as they approached in a rippling of sinew and muscle.
The purposeful collective activity of ants and other social insects does, indeed, look intelligent on the surface.
Purposeful driving is driving for a reason to a specific destination.
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