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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TELIC which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%5Exact Match!
adjective

• Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.

• (grammar) That expresses an end or purpose.

• That expresses the perfective aspect.

75%10Exact Match!
adjective

• having a meaning or purpose

34%10Purposive intensity
noun

• the quality of being intent and concentrated

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