purposefuladjective
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl/us/ˈpɝː.pəs.fəl/showing that you know what you want to do:
He has a quiet, purposeful air.
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Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- importunate
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- pushy
- ravening
- recalcitrant
- redoubtable
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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purposefully
adverb uk/ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl.i/us/ˈpɝː.pəs.fəl.i/
He strode purposefully into the room.
purposefulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl.nəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs.fəl.nəs/