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The definition of purposeful is having a use, or showing determination to achieve a specific aim.

(adjective)

When you take steps towards achieving a specific aim, those steps are an example of purposeful actions.
When an action has a point to it and is useful, it is an example of a purposeful action.

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See purposeful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

resolutely aiming at a specific goal
directed toward a specific end; not meaningless

Related Forms:

purposefully adverb
purposefulness noun

See purposeful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having a purpose; intentional: a purposeful musician.
Having or manifesting purpose; determined: entered the room with a purposeful look.

Related Forms:

purˈpose·ful·ly adverb

purˈpose·ful·ness noun

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