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adrenalized

British  
/ əˈdriːnəlaɪzd /

adjective

  1. tense or highly charged

    adrenalized with excitement

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All these elements simmer and boil as “Task” barrels to the inevitable collision of forces, culminating in tense standoffs, a lengthy, adrenalized action sequence and a few shudder-inducing surprises.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

"I knew it had gone wrong a second or two before it did and I knew what was about to happen and I didn't have any kind of a adrenalized response," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023

The kind of adrenalized, physics-defying mojo that turned Bay's past films like "Armageddon" and "Pearl Harbor" into zeitgeist-y hits don't always work these days.

From Reuters • Apr. 10, 2022

Daniel Hart’s adrenalized score, for instance, marked by solo trumpet blasts, sounds like it was pulled from a heroic race-against-time thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

An adrenalized people one would, expect to be the first to take advantage of possibilities because of their energy capacity.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.