spurred

[spurd]

adjective

1. having a spur or spurs. spur.

2. bearing spurs spur or spurlike spines.

Other Word Forms

• unspurred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spurred¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; spur ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

The Nobel panel added: "Their discoveries have laid the foundation for a new field of research and spurred the development of new treatments, for example for cancer and autoimmune diseases."

From BBC

While Russia has traditionally seen price increases spurred on by summer travelling and oil refinery maintenance, the drone strikes are exacerbating it.

From BBC

Decades of deregulation – in particular, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which spurred a wave of media mergers and consolidation – have allowed broadcasting today to be dominated by a handful of massive conglomerates.

From Salon

Keller said her husband was long aware of the issue, but it had now degraded the quality of their lives to the point that he was spurred to act.

From Los Angeles Times

Lee, being Lee, believes otherwise, spurred on by his discovery of pages of purple prose that Dale hid inside his Jim Thompson crime pulps.

From Salon

Related Words

• arouse 
• drive 
• propel 
• push 
• spark 
• stimulate 
• stir 
• trigger