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un exciting
ex·cit·ing
/
ɪkˈsaɪ
tɪŋ
/
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[
ik-
sahy
-ting
]
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adjective
producing
excitement
; stirring; thrilling:
an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.
Origin:
1805–15;
excite
+
-ing
2
Related forms
ex·cit·ing·ly,
adverb
non·ex·cit·ing,
adjective
un·ex·cit·ing,
adjective
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exciting
(ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ)
—
adj
causing excitement; stirring; stimulating
ex'citingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
exciting
1811, "causing disease;" sense of "causing excitement" is from 1826 (see
excite
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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