excitable
[ ik-sahy-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
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
Excitableness and acute sensibility will be beautifully tempered in her by the spirit of sound knowledge and good sense.
The Young Maiden | A. B. (Artemas Bowers) MuzzeyThey might even sometimes excite readers who possessed an adjustable "tally" of excitableness.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 | George Saintsbury
British Dictionary definitions for excitable
excitable
/ (ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl) /
adjective
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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