Definition of directed
1 : subject to supervision or regulation a directed reading program for students
2 : having a positive or negative sense directed line segment
directedness
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What started out as an open world experience taking cues from the likes of Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead is now paired down to a more directed experience.
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First Known Use of directed
1891
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