telic

adjective3

1. •
   Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.

   • Several theorists of the previous chapters are supportive of this more telic view of human nature. — 1993
2. •
   That expresses an end or purpose.

   • Similarly, verb forms that can govern either transitive or middle-case marking (cf. 2.1.3.1.2(c)) are more telic in their transitive manifestations. — 2000
3. •
   That expresses the perfective aspect.