motor-minded

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

adjective

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

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

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