Lexic.us

Definition of Driven

1. Adjective. Compelled forcibly by an outside agency. "Mobs goaded by blind hatred"

2. Adjective. Urged or forced to action through moral pressure. "Felt impelled to take a stand against the issue"

3. Adjective. Strongly motivated to succeed.

Definition of Driven

1. p. p. of Drive. Also adj.

Definition of Driven

1. Verb. (past participle of drive) ¹

2. Adjective. Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals. ¹

3. Adjective. ''(of snow)'' Formed into snowdrifts by wind. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Driven

1. drive [v] - See also: drive

Lexicographical Neighbors of Driven

drivel driveled driveler drivelers driveless drivelike driveline drivelines driveling drivelled

driveller drivellers drivelling drivellingly drivels driven (current term) driven away driven well drivenness drivennesses

drivepipe drivepipes driver driver's licence driver's licences driver's license driver's licenses driver ant driver fatigue driver reviver

Literary usage of Driven

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1883)
"I examined the barrel which was driven on shore, and soon found it was a barrel of gunpowder ... Observe the ship driven farther aground by the late ..."

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