Definitions for excitedɪkˈsaɪ tɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ex•cit•edɪkˈsaɪ tɪd(adj.)

  1. stirred emotionally; agitated.

  2. stimulated to activity; brisk.

Origin of excited:

1650–60

ex•cit′ed•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. aroused, emotional, excited, worked up(adj)

    (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

    "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"

  2. excited(adj)

    in an aroused state

  3. delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained(adj)

    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

    "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"

  4. activated, excited(adj)

    (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. excited(adjective)ɪkˈsaɪ tɪd

    ≠ bored

    We're all very excited about going to America.; Don't get excited until we're sure we won.

Wiktionary

  1. excited(Adjective)

    Having great enthusiasm.

    He was very excited about his promotion.

  2. excited(Adjective)

    Being in a state of higher energy.

    The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

  3. excited(Adjective)

    Having an erection; erect.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Excited

    of Excite


Translations for excited

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

excited(adjective)

easily becoming excited or upset.

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