Found 2 items, similar to purposive.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: purposive purposive adj 1: having or showing or acting with a purpose or design; “purposive behavior” 2: having a purpose; “purposive behavior” [syn: goal-directed]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Purposive 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 these. --Huxley. [1913 Webster]