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purposefulness

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But Letterman had to get to that level of sneaky purposefulness first.

There was a solemnity, a wrapped-up purposefulness about him this morning; she dared not ask him what he was going to do.

There was a dumb purposefulness about the men's movements that sickened Rhoda.

She saw his tenderness, his purposefulness, the bigness of his mind and spirit.

It was ugly—ugly in its pink shapelessness, ugly in its slimy half-sentient movements, in its very purposefulness.

The rest shifted from deliberate purposefulness to cold fury, and Barr's face turned white.

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On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to purposefulness, such as: backbone, decisiveness, determination, doggedness, earnestness, and firmness.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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