driven, goaded
(adjective) compelled forcibly by an outside agency; “mobs goaded by blind hatred”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
goaded
simple past tense and past participle of goad
Source: Wiktionary
Goad, n. Etym: [AS. gad; perh. akin to AS. gar a dart, and E. gore. See Gore, v. t.]
Definition: A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates. The daily goad urging him to the daily toil. Macaulay.
Goad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Goaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Goading.]
Definition: To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate. That temptation that doth goad us on. Shak.
Syn.
– To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite; instigate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
