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Definition of "telic" [tel•ic]

  • Directed or tending toward a goal or purpose; purposeful. (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.

Use "telic" in a sentence
  • "Wonder why they use the word telic as opposed to God?"
  • "Presumably, since society is incapable of "telic" action, the implication is that some benevolent organization (perhaps the Socialist Party?) is required to do so."
  • "I ask you this Rock, how do you suggest those titles should have been phrased to avoid anything someone like you would consider "telic"?"
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