wired

American  

[wahy^uhrd] / waɪərd /

adjective

1. equipped with wires, as for electricity or telephone service.

2. made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires.

   a wired barrier.

3. tied or secured with wires.

   wired bales of wastepaper.

4. strengthened or supported with wires.

   a sculpture of wired papier-mâché.

5. Slang. tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy.

6. equipped so as to receive cable television.

7. connected electronically to one or more computer networks.

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wired British  

/ waɪəd /

adjective

1. edgy from stimulant intake

2. excited, nervous, or tense

3. using computers to send and receive information, esp via the internet

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Other Word Forms

• well-wired adjective

Etymology

Origin of wired

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; wire, -ed ³

Example Sentences

“This is something people need to understand. You have to be wired properly.”

From MarketWatch

Nuton has funded the mine’s restart, including building a new heap leach pad that is the size of about 140 football fields and wired with thousands of sensors.

From The Wall Street Journal

South Korea is among the world's most wired countries, but has also been a target of hacking by arch-rival North Korea.

From Barron's

"Many neurodevelopmental, mental health and neurological conditions are linked to the way the brain is wired. Indeed, differences in brain wiring predict difficulties with attention, language, memory, and a whole host of different behaviors."

From Science Daily

He said that coaches carried out personality profiles on the players to understand the "way they were wired".

From BBC

Related Words

• connected
• equipped