excitable
easily excited: Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental.
capable of being excited.
Origin of excitable
1Other words for excitable
Opposites for excitable
Other words from excitable
- ex·cit·a·ble·ness, noun
- ex·cit·a·bly, adverb
- non·ex·cit·a·ble, adjective
- non·ex·cit·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·ex·cit·a·bly, adverb
- un·ex·cit·a·ble, adjective
- un·ex·cit·a·ble·ly, adverb
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How to use excitable in a sentence
They also found that mice without the MEF2 gene in their frontal cortex did not show the expected cognitive benefit from being raised in a stimulating environment, and their neurons became abnormally excitable.
“The Bulgarian Brute,” the excitable announcers called Rusev.
It has a host of excitable talking heads and pretty pictures.
In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster.
Oscar Nominees’ Most Embarrassing Roles: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and More | Marlow Stern | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTComfortable, warm and with hot tea being served, the night had the excitable air of a party.
Typhoon Haiyan: The Philippine Village that Lost Its Men | The Telegraph | November 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
excitable CEO Steve Ballmer issued a new memo outlining how the company is preparing (yet again) for the new age of technology.
Microsoft Memo Seeks to Reboot and Rebrand Company | William O’Connor | July 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is of so excitable a constitution, that his faculties being so far confused is the best thing, perhaps, that could be.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeI sit at home nearly all day, and Rubinstein, who leads rather an excitable life, cannot sufficiently marvel at my industry.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThere is a false hydrophobia observed in excitable persons that have been bitten by a dog thought to be mad.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHis manner was sometimes excitable, as we have seen above; but usually he was like what gentlemen with us desire to be.
Overland | John William De ForestAs I ran by the side of the excitable fishers, I urged upon one or two of them the wisdom and duty of preventing a conflict.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for excitable
/ (ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl) /
easily excited; volatile
(esp of a nerve) ready to respond to a stimulus
Derived forms of excitable
- excitability or excitableness, noun
- excitably, adverb
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