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motored

motored

3.2
Having a small engine that makes it move, like a bike or boat
  • adjective
  • /ˈmoʊtərd/
translation icon : motorizado
  • After the upgrade, the motored scooter could reach speeds of 25 miles per hour.

Examples

  • The motored vehicle glided smoothly along the highway, making travel effortless.

  • The motored boat sped across the lake, leaving a trail of frothy waves behind.

  • Today's mission would take the Dynamic Duo to Wrong Pot AFB to pick up the notorious Gen. Lockjaw from a speaking engagement at the MAC Museum of Motored Artifacts (planes, not pilots).

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

mechanized
vsmotored
  • Specialized
5 4.2

Machines do the work instead of people, for example in factories or farms

focuses specifically on engine use rather than general machine operation
motorized
vsmotored
  • US
1 3.8

Having a motor that makes it move or work

is the general label for being fitted with engines rather than by other means
bimotored
vsmotored
7.0

A vehicle or machine that has two motors

applies more broadly to items with any number of engines
powered
vsmotored
3.5

Runs on one type of energy such as electricity or petrol

is limited to movement driven by engines rather than other energy
motor-assisted
vsmotored
4.8

A machine that uses both an engine and human power

relies only on engines and not on human effort

How Powered

motored
3.2
manual
101 3.8
unpowered
1 4.4

Surface Forms

motored positive

Morphology

motored = motor (transparent) = motor + ed

The meaning of 'motored' is clearly derived from 'motor' with the addition of the suffix '-ed' indicating a state of being equipped with a motor.

Etymology

The word motored comes from motor, which itself comes from an old word meaning 'to move'. So a motored machine or vehicle is one that has a motor to make it move.