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Words with a similar base: purposive

'purposive'

[purposive.s.01] as in: having or showing or acting with a purpose or design

'purposive'

[goal-directed.s.01] as in: having a purpose

Origins

					purposive (English)
├── -ive (English)
│   └── -if (Anglo-Norman)
│       └── -ivus (Latin)
└── purpose (English)
    ├── purpos (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── purposer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── purposen (Middle English (1100-1500))