Definitions for: Purposive

[adj] having a purpose; "purposive behavior"
[adj] having or showing or acting with a purpose or design; "purposive behavior"

Webster (1913) Definition: Pur"po*sive, a.
Having or indicating purpose or design. ``Purposive
characters.'' --Bastian.

Purposive modification of structure in a bone. --Owen.

It is impossible that the frog should perform actions
morepurposive than these. --Huxley.

Synonyms: goal-directed, nonrandom, purposeful