motor-minded

[ moh-ter-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈmoʊ tərˌmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.

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Nearby words

motor urgency, motor van, motor vehicle, motor vessel, motor voter law, motor-minded, motor-mouth, motorable, motorbicycle, motorbike, motorboat

Compare ear-minded, eye-minded.

Origin of motor-minded

First recorded in 1895–1900

Related forms

mo·tor-mind·ed·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for motor-minded

Motor-minded people are apt to talk easily, and to learn readily to speak foreign languages.
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In the first case you are eye-minded; in the second, ear-minded; in the third, motor-minded.
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Most of you will probably find yourselves, first eye-minded, then motor-minded.
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