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motor-minded

[ moh-ter-mahyn-did ]
/ ˈmoʊ tərˌmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

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

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Compare ear-minded, eye-minded.

Origin of motor-minded

First recorded in 1895–1900

OTHER WORDS FROM motor-minded

mo·tor-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby motor-minded

motoring, motorist, motorize, motor lorry, motorman, motor-minded, motor-mouth, motor nerve, motor neuron, motor neuron disease, motor neurone disease
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Example sentences from the Web for motor-minded

  • Motor-minded people are apt to talk easily, and to learn readily to speak foreign languages.

    Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster

  • In the first case you are eye-minded; in the second, ear-minded; in the third, motor-minded.

    Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster

  • Most of you will probably find yourselves, first eye-minded, then motor-minded.

    Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster