motor-minded
[ moh-ter-mahyn-did ]
adjective
disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.
Origin of motor-minded
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Other words from motor-minded
- mo·tor-mind·ed·ness, noun
- Compare ear-minded, eye-minded.
Words Nearby motor-minded
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How to use motor-minded in a sentence
In the first case you are eye-minded; in the second, ear-minded; in the third, motor-minded.
Natural Wonders | Edwin Tenney BrewsterMost of you will probably find yourselves, first eye-minded, then motor-minded.
Natural Wonders | Edwin Tenney Brewstermotor-minded people are apt to talk easily, and to learn readily to speak foreign languages.
Natural Wonders | Edwin Tenney Brewster
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