Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.

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Examples

  • And that is why I want to live here... revelation recovered INDIA, PHILOSOPHY OF TRAVEL Comments Sunday, 29 May 2005 solbeam Equipped with backpack, blog and her sense of Wonder, a perpetual pilgrim wanders aimfully on....

    There is vision here in Auroville Tusar N Mohapatra 2006

  • Much more is to be gained in exploiting nature aimfully, all the time, with a full mobilization of our living, dead, and sun-powers, than by exploiting man all the time and nature occasionally.

    Manhood of Humanity. Alfred Korzybski 1914

  • Electricity, produced aimfully, runs our railroads; just so the enormous power produced by humanity must be used aimfully, in a constructive way or it will burst into insurrections, revolutions and wars.

    Manhood of Humanity. Alfred Korzybski 1914

  • On these occasions his friend usually jogged aimfully along behind.

    A Dark-Brown Dog. 1901

  • On these occasions his friend usually jogged aimfully along behind.

    Men, Women, and Boats Stephen Crane 1885

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