exciting

[ ik-sahy-ting ]

/ ɪkˈsaɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

producing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.

Nearby words

excited, excited state, excitement, exciter, exciter lamp, exciting, exciting eye, excito-, excitomotor, exciton, excitonics

Origin of exciting

First recorded in 1805–15; excite + -ing²

Related forms

ex·cit·ing·ly, adverbnon·ex·cit·ing, adjectiveun·ex·cit·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for excitingly

The first day, especially, was excitingly crowded with new sights and sounds and fancies.
Wild Life on the Rockies|Enos A. Mills
On the curb, before the car that vibrated so excitingly he had a happy thought.
Bunker Bean|Harry Leon Wilson
She believed that details could excitingly be altered, but that things-in-general were comely and kind and immutable.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis
She was excitingly plump, round and a little jiggly, the kind of woman Alan had always gone for.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow

Maggie pricked up her ears; the talk was now excitingly important.
Children of the Whirlwind|Leroy Scott

British Dictionary definitions for excitingly

exciting

/ (ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

causing excitement; stirring; stimulating

Derived Forms

excitingly, adverb

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