exciting
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- excitingly adverb
- nonexciting adjective
- unexciting adjective
Etymology
Origin of exciting
Example Sentences
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“All right. I’d like to wave my hankie as we set sail. A transatlantic voyage to escape German invasion. It’s all so exciting!”
From Literature
"What's so exciting is that our treatment converts these cells from protecting the cancer to killing it. We've turned foe into ally."
From Science Daily
"It's an exciting step towards a treatment that targets both metabolic and cardiovascular disease."
From Science Daily
Historic England commended the team for revealing "new and exciting sites spanning over 10,000 years of our past".
From BBC
How exciting is it to see that, of the jazz vocal nominees, four of the five are women?
From Los Angeles Times
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