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— English words —

• purposive adj. Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
• purposive adj. Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
• purposive adj. (Psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
• purposive adj. Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
• purposive adj. Possessed of a firm purpose.
• purposive adj. (Grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• purposive adj. Intencional.
• purposive adj. Útil.

28 English words from 6 English definitions

activity adapted behaviour clause conjunction conscious demonstrating Done especially evolution expressing firm given Grammar intent mental natural of␣a particular performed Pertaining Possessed Psychology purpose reflected Serving through with

2 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

Intencional Útil

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

purposively purposiveness purposivenesses purposive␣approach

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

unpurposively

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

unpurposive nonpurposive

18 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ive Ive -ive I've OSI pos PoS POs POS posi pur PUR purp RPO RPOs SIV urp U-RP

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

iso ISO iso- OPr. Pru RUP sop SOP S.O.P. vis Vis VIs Vis.

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

propulsive supportive

3 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

pervious previous viperous

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