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purposive

The # of syllables in purposive can be found in the Syllable Dictionary at HowManySyllables.com/syllables/purposive .

How many syllables in purposive?

718392546 syllables

Divide purposive into syllables: pur-pos-ive
How to pronounce purposive: pur-puh-siv
How to say purposive:

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