Definition of "purposeful" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "He says that Canadians should employ what he calls purposeful spending."
• "The only operational definition I know of for "purposeful" is "utilizing negative feedback to approach a set point"; I can help you see how that definition is operational if you'd like."
• "Could it be that Obama is engaging in "purposeful inaction?""