[
UK
/ɛksˈaɪtɪdli/
]
[ US /ɪkˈsaɪtədɫi/ ]
[ US /ɪkˈsaɪtədɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
with excitement; in an excited manner
she shook his hand excitedly
How To Use excitedly In A Sentence
- Some putz suddenly takes the stage to announce me and exclaim excitedly that this was my ‘largest sold-out crowd to date!’.
- Trevor and Kenneth polka'd excitedly round her legs as she slotted the Yale into the lock. TICKLED PINK
- His voice had suddenly taken on a childlike quality as he began talking quick and excitedly.
- ‘It's just a matter of hours before she gives birth,’ Dominic Moss says excitedly as he peers at the bontebok's swollen belly.
- Don't name-drop the CEO you had lunch with, mention the conference you're attending or talk excitedly about your new job or salary with less-fortunate coworkers.
- Vicki opened the door excitedly and gaped at everything.
- Sandara squealed excitedly, ‘how come you never told me your cousin was very much like me?’
- Two bacon rashers are in the frying pan - one sizzling excitedly in its own fat, the other heaving a little as it bleeds odd white clots. Times, Sunday Times
- Marcello sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly.
- Steve stood at the bow of the ship, unprotected from the storm and hanging on for dear life as he pointed excitedly.