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[ US /ɪkˈsaɪtəd, ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ ]
[ UK /ɛksˈa‍ɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
    he would become emotional over nothing at all
    she was worked up about all the noise
  2. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
    a crowd of delirious baseball fans
    something frantic in their gaiety
    a mad whirl of pleasure
  3. (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
  4. in an aroused state

How To Use excited In A Sentence

  • 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.
  • There is an experiment, which seems to evince this venous absorption, which consists in the external application of a stimulus to the lips, as of vinegar, by which they become instantly pale; that is, the bibulous mouths of the veins by this stimulus are excited to absorb the blood faster, than it can be supplied by the usual arterial exertion. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
  • Not for a very long time has the discovery of new music so profoundly moved and excited me as the contents of this disc.
  • The overseer, a great strong man, cracking his "blacksnake" from time to time, to enforce authority, excited our strong indignation. 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West
  • Some putz suddenly takes the stage to announce me and exclaim excitedly that this was my ‘largest sold-out crowd to date!’.
  • He deliberately paused outside the door, forcing them to wait in frustration before they dared erupt into excited comment.
  • As the phalanx of furious, excited inmates came sweeping into the servery, Jerrold recognised his danger. THE SCAR
  • Trevor and Kenneth polka'd excitedly round her legs as she slotted the Yale into the lock. TICKLED PINK
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