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telic
[tel-ik, tee-lik]
adjective
Grammar.expressing end or purpose.
a telic conjunction.
tending to a definite end.
telic
/ ˈɛɪ /
adjective
directed or moving towards some goal; purposeful
(of a clause or phrase) expressing purpose
Other 51Թ Forms
- telically adverb
- nontelic adjective
- untelic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of telic1
Example Sentences
These operations, as rarefied and complex as they may have become, continue to perform the basictelic task of the second law.
Purposive progress rather than unconscious, telic rather than genetic, is the order of the evolution of society.
He has learned the futility of telic endeavor, and knows the delight of drifting along with the whimsicalities of Chance.
They take place in the cosmic context of a naturally telic, purposive universe.
Means of Social Progress.—There are three distinct means of telic progress.
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