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single-minded
[ sing-guhl-mahyn-did ]
/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈmaɪn dɪd /
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adjective
having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.
dedicated; resolute; steadfast: He was single-minded in his concern for truth.
OTHER WORDS FOR single-minded
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Origin of single-minded
First recorded in 1570–80
OTHER WORDS FROM single-minded
sin·gle-mind·ed·ly, adverbsin·gle-mind·ed·ness, nounWords nearby single-minded
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undesigning How to use single-minded in a sentence
Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.
It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
A single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
They stood in a single row, united by solemn respect as the Liu family remained inside.
In a show about single women, Sex and The City was always in a rush to get to the altar—and with a man there waiting.
They will reach you by the hands of Mr. Mackenzie, a worldly-minded Scotch merchant, but honest as to earthly things.
When the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.
She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
Beginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.
You may imagine the effect this missive produced upon the proud, high-minded doctor of divinity.
British Dictionary definitions for single-minded
adjective
having but one aim or purpose; dedicated
Derived forms of single-minded
single-mindedly, adverbsingle-mindedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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