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excited
[ ik-sahy-tid ]
adjective
- stirred emotionally; agitated:
An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.
Synonyms: impassioned, perturbed, stormy, ruffled
- stimulated to activity; brisk:
an excited buying and selling of stocks.
Synonyms: enthusiastic, active, eager
excited
/ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd /
adjective
- emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation
- characterized by excitement
an excited dance
- sexually aroused
- (of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state
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Derived Forms
- exˈcitedly, adverb
- exˈcitedness, noun
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Other Words From
- ex·cited·ly adverb
- ex·cited·ness noun
- hyper·ex·cited adjective
- super·ex·cited adjective
- unex·cited adjective
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Example Sentences
Our animators are very excited to be drawing the innards of a human being.
They excite people, and primaries tend to be dominated by voters who are the most excited.
Are you excited, nervous, afraid, all of the above for the new Star Wars films?
As the months passed and she began to cast the film, I became increasingly excited.
Excited, Shaheen wasted no time and began interviewing surgeons, deciding upon Dr. Curtis Crane in Greenbrae, California.
At last Aristide fed him desperately, dandled him eventually to sleep, and returned to an excited pillow.
Blanche sat there with her little excited, yet innocent—too innocent—stare; her eyes followed Mrs. Vivian's.
Old Warrender retired to his study in a rather excited frame of mind, excusing himself on the ground of his age.
"I ask no promise from you," continued the excited and suspicious man, writhing under a sense of his helplessness.
The populace was greatly excited, and a crowded house greeted his appearance.
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