atelic en · ADJ
Etymology
From a- + telic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Presenting an action or event’s significance as being the process or experience instead of the end accomplishment or goal.
- (not-comparable) Not tending nor directed toward a goal or specific end.
- (not-comparable) That expresses lacking an end, resolution, or finite purpose.
- (not-comparable) That expresses the imperfective aspect.
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Translations (1)
pl ateliczny (that expresses lacking an end, resolution, or finite purpose)