money-ridden
money-ridden adjective: dominated or driven by money.
Adjective
money-ridden (comparative more money-ridden, superlative most money-ridden)
- Dominated or driven by money.
- Missinaba County […] is a regular hive of politics, and not the miserable, crooked, money-ridden politics of the cities, but the straight, real old-fashioned thing that is an honour to the country side.1912, Stephen Leacock, “The Great Election”, in Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, London: John Lane, page 219
- Taken at face value, [the novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying] describes a man’s fight to be a poet and a free spirit in a money-ridden society.1958, Anthony West, “George Orwell”, in Principles and Persuasions: The Literary Essays of Anthony West, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, page 150
Forms of money-ridden
| comparative | more money-ridden |
|---|---|
| superlative | most money-ridden |
Origin of money-ridden
From money + ridden.
Questions about money-ridden
- What does money-ridden mean?
- Money-ridden means dominated or driven by money.
- What part of speech is money-ridden?
- Money-ridden is an adjective.
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