driving
adjective
demanding a high or unreasonable rate of work from subordinates.
drivingly
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a word derived from
driving.
Example Sentences
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The Big Band material blasts, the small-group sides jump, and the Afro-Cuban tunes sound drivingly modern.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was not only fascinating but drivingly ambitious.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her first and most enduring passion was hatred for her mother, a flighty but drivingly ambitious woman.
From Time Magazine Archive
Larry's voice threw off its assumed geniality, and became drivingly hard.
From Children of the Whirlwind by Leroy Scott
