motor-minded
[ moh-ter-mahyn-did ]
/ ˈmoʊ tərˌmaɪn dɪd /
adjective
disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.
Words nearby motor-minded
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
OTHER WORDS FROM motor-minded
mo·tor-mind·ed·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples 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 BrewsterIn the first case you are eye-minded; in the second, ear-minded; in the third, motor-minded.
Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney BrewsterMost of you will probably find yourselves, first eye-minded, then motor-minded.
Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster