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Purposive — Pur po*sive, a. Having or indicating purpose or design. Purposive characters. Bastian. [1913 Webster] Purposive modification of structure in a bone. Owen. [1913 Webster] It is impossible that the frog should perform actions morepurposive than… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purposive — index aforethought, express, purposeful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
purposive — 1855, from PURPOSE (Cf. purpose) + IVE (Cf. ive) … Etymology dictionary
purposive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or done with a purpose. DERIVATIVES purposively adverb purposiveness noun … English terms dictionary
purposive — [pʉr′pəs iv] adj. 1. serving some purpose 2. having a purpose purposively adv … English World dictionary
Purposive theory — is a theory of statutory interpretation that holds that common law courts should interpret legislation in light of the purpose behind the legislation. Purposive theory stands in contrast to textualism or statutory derogation, two other prominent… … Wikipedia
purposive — purposively, adv. purposiveness, n. /perr peuh siv/, adj. 1. having, showing, or acting with a purpose, intention, or design. 2. adapted to a purpose or end. 3. serving some purpose. 4. determined; resolute. 5. of or characteristic of purpose.… … Universalium
purposive — adjective a) Serving a particular purpose. b) Done or made with a conscious purpose. See Also: purposeful … Wiktionary
purposive — adjective having or done with a particular purpose. Derivatives purposively adverb purposiveness noun … English new terms dictionary
purposive — pur·pos·ive … English syllables
