English-German translation for "purposive"

"purposive" German translation

Vielleicht liegt die Antwort in dem Umstand, dass wir zweckbestimmte Wesen sind.
Perhaps the answer lies in our nature as purposive beings.
Source: News-Commentary
Das ist weder zweckbestimmt noch angemessen.
That is neither purposive nor proportionate.
Source: Europarl
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