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directed

adjective di·rect·ed \ də-ˈrek-təd , dī- \

Updated on: 15 May 2018

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

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directedness

noun

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Recent Examples of directed from the Web

But up to now, most studies have looked at whole-body vibration, not the more directed type that these devices deliver.

— katherine hobson, Outside Online, "Are Vibrating Foam Rollers Worth It?," 7 May 2018
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.

— andy robertson, WIRED, "Alan Wake Divides Opinion," 30 May 2010

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First Known Use of directed

1891

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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