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