Defn: Having no purpose or result; objectless. Bp. Hall.
— Pur"pose*less*ness, n.
PURPOSELY
Pur"pose*ly, adv.
Defn: With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination; designedly. In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all offensive and displeasing truths. Atterbury. So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng By chance go right, they purposely go wrong. Pope.
PURPOSER
Pur"pos*er, n.
1. One who brings forward or proposes anything; a proposer. [Obs.]
2. One who forms a purpose; one who intends.
PURPOSIVE
Pur"po*sive, a.
Defn: Having or indicating purpose or design. "Purposive characters."
Bastian.
Purposive modification of structure in a bone. Owen.
It is impossible that the frog should perform actions morepurposive
than these. Huxley.
PURPRE
Pur"pre, n. & a.
Defn: Purple. [Obs.] Chaucer.