agitated

[aj-i-tey-tid]

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adjective

excited; disturbed.

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

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Related Words for agitatedly

desperately, excitedly, madly, wildly, uncontrollably, berserk, crazily, helter-skelter, wild, agitatedly, amok, franticly, hectically, hysterically

Examples from the Web for agitatedly

Historical Examples of agitatedly

I offered to inquire of the Captain: but she stopped me, agitatedly.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,
George Alfred Townsend
When she entered, the Admiral flew to her agitatedly: “Oh, my dear lady, my dear lady!”
The Admiral
Douglas Sladen
The telegram was crumpled in her pocket, and she took it out and re-read it agitatedly.
One Man's View
Leonard Merrick
Agitatedly, it spread its wing-covers and flew away, droning loudly.
Planet of Dread
Murray Leinster
“Mrs Crane”—began Isabel, agitatedly, but she was interrupted at once.
Blind Policy
George Manville Fenn

Word Origin and History for agitatedly

agitated

adj.

1610s, "set in motion," past participle adjective from agitate (v.). Meaning "disturbed" is from 1650s; that of "disturbed in mind" is from 1756. Meaning "kept constantly in public view" is from 1640s.