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excited

Definitions

adjective

  1. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
  2. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
  3. (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
  4. in an aroused state

Examples

They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.

I really felt like both of us were gonna be excited for the other one if we won and that meant a lot.

He came back hours later clothes ragged, an excited look on his face.

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calm

Definitions

adjective

  1. not agitated; without losing self-possession
  2. (of weather) free from storm or wind

noun

  1. steadiness of mind under stress
  2. wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

verb

  1. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
  2. make steady
  3. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
  4. make calm or still

Examples

He's managed to stay calm and controlled when the other slebs have been going a bit mad, and just got on with the winning.

There is a great deal of feeling and perhaps some bitterness, but do you not all agree with me that it is quite possible, since there is a fashion of armament in Europe, and since there has been no withdrawal on the part of the Admiralty from the stand taken by the First Lord some months ago, to have the entire Canadian people approach this situation in a calm and in an impartial manner?

Equally badly behaved, but a little calmer and better informed, were the massive numbers from the labor unions.

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