Definition of "aimfully" in Anglais

adverb

1. In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.

   • 1870, anonymous, “Dinner vs. Ruffles and Tucks” in Putnam’s Magazine, New Series, Volume 5, June 1870, p. 710, It occurred to me the other day, as I passed along the street, how rare a thing it has become to see a mother abroad with her own little ones. “She has no time,” may be the reply, “to range about in that aimless way.” But what is she doing with her time? Is it any more aimfully spent if she uses it to prepare little Miss to mince abroad alone in such fantastic guise […]