mo‧ti‧va‧ted AC /ˈməʊtəveɪtəd, ˈməʊtɪveɪtəd $ ˈmoʊ-/
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
motivated,
motivational,
motiveless;
noun:
motive,
motivation;
verb:
motivate]
1. very keen to do something or achieve something, especially because you find it interesting or exciting:
The students are all highly motivated. The key to a successful modern economy is a well-educated and motivated workforce.2. politically/economically/financially etc motivated done for political, economic etc reasons:
a politically motivated decision Police believe the attack was racially motivated. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲