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can-do
[ kan-doo ]
adjective
- marked by purposefulness and efficiency:
a can-do executive.
noun
- the quality of being efficient and enthusiastic.
can-do
adjective
- confident and resourceful in the face of challenges
a can-do attitude
Word History and Origins
Origin of can-do1
Example Sentences
If he thinks that he can get a deal he likes, I'd expect to see a c'mon-guys-we-can-do-this conciliatory exhortation.
There have also been inspiring stories of personal generosity and governmental can-do.
We all know a few Elizabeth Banks—people who cruise through life at a steady clip of can-do energy.
As for ascending starlet Ali (Aguilera), she is all batting eyelashes and sugary sweet can-do-ness.
Hard to get more can-do blue collar than a steel-town mayor in dungarees.
A tug, the Gando, immediately re-named the Can-do, brought out our lighters of coal.
America does not want a serving class with a “king-can-do-no-wrong” attitude toward the public.
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