excited

[ ik-sahy-tid ]

/ ɪkˈsaɪ tɪd /

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adjective

stirred emotionally; agitated: An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.

stimulated to activity; brisk: an excited buying and selling of stocks.

OTHER WORDS FOR excited

1 ruffled, discomposed, stormy, perturbed, impassioned.

2 eager, active, enthusiastic.

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Origin of excited

First recorded in 1650–60; excite + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM excited

ex·cit·ed·ly, adverbex·cit·ed·ness, nounhy·per·ex·cit·ed, adjectivesu·per·ex·cit·ed, adjective

un·ex·cit·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH excited

excited , exited

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How to use excited in a sentence

Finding pleasure in eating — wherever and whenever we could — took on a whole new urgency, and through it all, Eater at Home has brought that spirit, whether exasperated or excited or experimental, front and center.
Eater at Home for the Holidays|Eater Staff|November 20, 2020|Eater
Part of what really got me excited about McCarthyFinch was the very first conversation I had with their CEO, Nick Whitehouse.
Onit acquires legal startup McCarthyFinch to inject AI into legal workflows|Ron Miller|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
Right now, iOS apps on the Mac are kind of a mess, so don’t get too excited about it just yet.
Apple’s M1 chip makes the new MacBook Air shockingly good|Stan Horaczek|November 18, 2020|Popular-Science
Yes, voters are excited about creating a diverse government but they’re also ultimately looking at candidates based on their ideas and their experiences.
Trans, non-binary candidates make history in state legislative races|Parker Purifoy|November 18, 2020|Washington Blade

Indeed, some publishers are excited about the opportunity to bring new ideas to life of what events programming can be.
Deep Dive: How the future of publishing is taking shape in the ongoing coronavirus crisis era|Pierre Bienaimé|November 17, 2020|Digiday
Like a Jack in the Box just sprung from coiled captivity, he begins rambling excitedly.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Presumably there will be a great deal of jumping up and down excitedly and shrieking delightedly.
Can Meredith Vieira Break the Daytime Curse?|Lloyd Grove|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Excitedly, this campaign worker told me that marriages were already occurring, as we spoke.
The Battle for LGBT Equality Isn’t Over Yet|Gene Robinson|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hey, brother,” Red Dog asks Willie excitedly, “is that snow down there on them hills?
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Watch the press roll over and carry on excitedly about how this is a new GOP.
More Republican Crumbs for the Middle Class|Michael Tomasky|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"The other one's making a getaway, Mr. McKibben," sang out Chub excitedly.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
"Here are our canteens," he went on excitedly, picking both of the gasoline-cans out of the rumble.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
The sheriff read the message through, then slapped the letter excitedly with the back of his hand.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
When Sir Lucien reappeared she ran to him excitedly, her charming face flushed and her eyes sparkling.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
"Someone must have made a false charge against him," cried the general excitedly.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for excited

excited

/ (ɪkˈsaɪtɪd) /

adjective

emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation

characterized by excitementan excited dance

sexually aroused

(of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state

Derived forms of excited

excitedly, adverbexcitedness, noun

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