hard-driving

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English

Adjective

hard-driving (comparative more hard-driving, superlative most hard-driving)

  1. Extremely hardworking or demanding
    • December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine:
      The toll his hard-driving style takes on staff is legendary. Former associates have described Musk as petty, cruel and petulant, particularly when frustrated or challenged.
  2. (music) Having a strong, fast-paced beat.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Stephanie Simon, Ann Zimmerman, The Wall Street Journal, volume Hanukkah Boosters Light a Fire Under Holiday:
      The heavy metal band Gods of Fire struggled trying to write a hard-driving song about potato pancakes for their 2009 album "Hanukkah Gone Metal."