purposefulness
pəs
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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 (ˈpɜːpəsfʊl) | |
| —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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