pondered vs purposive

pondered

purposive

adj
  • Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution. 

  • Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent. 

  • Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose. 

  • Possessed of a firm purpose. 

  • Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity. 

  • Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose. 

How often have the words pondered and purposive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )