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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pur·po·sive /ˈpɝpəsɪv, (ˌ)pɚ/
 (a.)有目的的,故意的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pur·po·sive a. Having or indicating purpose or design. “Purposive characters.”
    Purposive modification of structure in a bone.   --Owen.
    It is impossible that the frog should perform actions morepurposive than these.   --Huxley.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 purposive
      adj 1: having or showing or acting with a purpose or design;
             "purposive behavior"
      2: having a purpose; "purposive behavior" [syn: goal-directed]