Purpose-made

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made specifically for an intended purpose. not-comparable

    "Near-synonyms: purpose-built, custom-made; see also Thesaurus:custom-made"

Adjective
  1. 1
    designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose wordnet

Synonyms

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custom-mademade-to-measuremade-to-orderpurpose-builtpurpose-builttailor-made

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"Near-synonyms: purpose-built, custom-made; see also Thesaurus:custom-made"

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