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agitated

[ aj-i-tey-tid ]

/ ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪd /

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adjective

excited; disturbed.

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OTHER WORDS FROM agitated

ag·i·tat·ed·ly, adverbun·ag·i·tat·ed, adjectiveun·ag·i·tat·ed·ly, adverb

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How to use agitated in a sentence

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