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for all intensive purposes

for all intensive purposes adverb: eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.

Adverb

for all intensive purposes

  1. (US, nonstandard) Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.

Questions about for all intensive purposes

What does for all intensive purposes mean?
For all intensive purposes means eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.
What part of speech is for all intensive purposes?
For all intensive purposes is an adverb.

Words near for all intensive purposes in the dictionary

  1. for Africa
  2. for all
  3. for all intended purposes
  4. for all intense and purposes
  5. for all intense purposes
  6. for all intensive purposes
  7. for all intents and purposes
  8. for all intrinsic purposes
  9. for all money
  10. for all of someone
  11. for all one is worth

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