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purposelike

purposelike adjective: purposeful.

Adjective

purposelike (comparative more purposelike, superlative most purposelike)

  1. (Scotland) purposeful

Forms of purposelike

comparativemore purposelike
superlativemost purposelike

Origin of purposelike

From purpose + -like.

Words formed from purposelike

Questions about purposelike

What does purposelike mean?
Purposelike means purposeful.
What part of speech is purposelike?
Purposelike is an adjective.

Words near purposelike in the dictionary

  1. purposefully
  2. purposefulness
  3. purposeless
  4. purposelessly
  5. purposelessness
  6. purposelike
  7. purposely
  8. purposer
  9. purposers
  10. purposes
  11. purposest

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