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driven.

Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɹɪvn̩/

Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
highly driven
driven person
Formed into snowdrifts by wind. (of snow)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *drībaną Proto-West Germanic *drīban Old English drīfan Middle English driven English drive English -en English driven From drive + -en.

verb/ˈdɹɪvn̩/

past participle of drive
form-of · participle · past

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