agitated

[ aj-i-tey-tid ]

/ ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪd /

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excited; disturbed.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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This time there was a faint scream in answer and a mauve-and-white bonnet bobbed agitatedly up the road.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
Her hand groped out behind her, found the table-cloth and began to scratch it agitatedly.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett
When Lise had gone out Janet sat down in the rocking-chair and began to rock agitatedly.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete|Winston Churchill
She flicked her thumb agitatedly on the back of her mother's chair.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill

Under the stars of the blue summer night he walked agitatedly across the yard to the gate under the poplars.
Anne Of Green Gables|Lucy Maud Montgomery