excitable

[ ik-sahy-tuh-buhl ]

/ ɪkˈsaɪ tə bəl /

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adjective

easily excited: Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental.

capable of being excited.

OTHER WORDS FOR excitable

1 emotional, passionate, fiery.

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OPPOSITES FOR excitable

1 placid.

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Origin of excitable

From the Late Latin word excitābilis, dating back to 1600–10. See excite, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM excitable

ex·cit·a·ble·ness, nounex·cit·a·bly, adverbnon·ex·cit·a·ble, adjectivenon·ex·cit·a·ble·ness, noun

non·ex·cit·a·bly, adverbun·ex·cit·a·ble, adjectiveun·ex·cit·a·ble·ly, adverb

Words nearby excitable

excised, exciseman, excise tax, excision, excitability, excitable, excitant, excitation, excitative, excite, excited

How to use excitable in a sentence

They also found that mice without the MEF2 gene in their frontal cortex did not show the expected cognitive benefit from being raised in a stimulating environment, and their neurons became abnormally excitable.
A gene that keeps the brain sharp?|Anne Trafton|December 17, 2021|MIT Technology Review
“The Bulgarian Brute,” the excitable announcers called Rusev.
Putin Vs. Obama—In Spandex: Wrestling’s New Cold War|Tim Teeman|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It has a host of excitable talking heads and pretty pictures.
The Cult of Royal Porn|Tim Teeman|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster.
Oscar Nominees’ Most Embarrassing Roles: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and More|Marlow Stern|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Comfortable, warm and with hot tea being served, the night had the excitable air of a party.
Typhoon Haiyan: The Philippine Village that Lost Its Men|The Telegraph|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Excitable CEO Steve Ballmer issued a new memo outlining how the company is preparing (yet again) for the new age of technology.
Microsoft Memo Seeks to Reboot and Rebrand Company|William O’Connor|July 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is of so excitable a constitution, that his faculties being so far confused is the best thing, perhaps, that could be.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
I sit at home nearly all day, and Rubinstein, who leads rather an excitable life, cannot sufficiently marvel at my industry.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
There is a false hydrophobia observed in excitable persons that have been bitten by a dog thought to be mad.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
His manner was sometimes excitable, as we have seen above; but usually he was like what gentlemen with us desire to be.
Overland|John William De Forest
As I ran by the side of the excitable fishers, I urged upon one or two of them the wisdom and duty of preventing a conflict.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for excitable

excitable

/ (ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl) /

adjective

easily excited; volatile

(esp of a nerve) ready to respond to a stimulus

Derived forms of excitable

excitability or excitableness, nounexcitably, adverb

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