caffeinated
Americanadjective
verb
adjective
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with no natural caffeine removed
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with added caffeine
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highly stimulated by caffeine
Etymology
Origin of caffeinated
Explanation
Use caffeinated to describe anything that contains the stimulant typically found in coffee, like your caffeinated iced tea or your caffeinated co-workers who drink lattes all day. If you're drinking a beverage that has caffeine in it, it's caffeinated — and now, so are you! Tea and coffee are naturally caffeinated; in fact, if they're specifically described as caffeinated, it's to distinguish them from decaffeinated varieties, in which the caffeine has been removed. Caffeinated is from caffeine, which was coined by a 19th-century chemist from Kaffee, "coffee" in German, and the chemical suffix -ine.
Vocabulary lists containing caffeinated
Example Sentences
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She co-founded the vegan skincare company Hyphen with Bollywood star Kriti Sanon in 2023 and also runs mCaffeine which makes scrubs, washes and lotions and calls itself India's first caffeinated personal care brand.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The new statement reviews recent evidence about caffeinated coffee and its possible relationships with high blood pressure, cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, other arrhythmias and other cardiovascular conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Even so, tea consumption has been associated with reduced risks of atrial fibrillation, heart failure and stroke, similar to caffeinated coffee.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: These are the top cold-brew coffee makers to keep you cool and caffeinated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
If Mr. Bunny had been taking human growth hormones and was overly caffeinated.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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