purposed

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English

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Etymology

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From purpose +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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purposed (comparative more purposed, superlative most purposed)

  1. Intentional, deliberate. [from 15th c.]
  2. (rare) Having a purpose or aim; determined. [from 16th c.]
    • 1883, A. E. Housman, Fragment of a Greek Tragedy:
      O suitably-attired-in-leather-boots
      Head of a traveller, wherefore seeking whom
      Whence by what way how purposed art thou come
      To this well-nightingaled vicinity?

Verb

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purposed

  1. simple past and past participle of purpose

Anagrams

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