driven

driven (driv′ən)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

adjective

moved along and piled up by the wind driven snow
having or caused to act or function by a sense of urgency or compulsion a driven person

modif.

compelled, motivated, impelled, compulsive, obsessed, possessed, consumed, galvanized, inner-directed, monomaniacal, blown, drifted, herded, pushed, guided, steered, directed, induced, urged on, forced, at the mercy of wind and wave, uptight*, Type A*; see also ambitious 1, bound 2, urged 2.

Modifies a noun

shooting: Rough Shooting A limited number of days may be available for driven rough shooting for six guns.
shot: His touches, deft and clever, are just as lethal as his driven shots and his headers.
cross: His low driven cross was side-footed home from less than 10 yards out by Kleberson.
car: The figures shown in the table relate to gasoline driven cars.
individual: To be an artist, you had to be a driven individual.
man: He was a lovely, funny, driven man.

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