excitable

[ ik-sahy-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. easily excited: Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental.

  2. capable of being excited.

Origin of excitable

1
From the Late Latin word excitābilis, dating back to 1600–10. See excite, -able

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Other words from excitable

  • ex·cit·a·ble·ness, noun
  • ex·cit·a·bly, adverb
  • non·ex·cit·a·ble, adjective
  • non·ex·cit·a·ble·ness, noun
  • non·ex·cit·a·bly, adverb
  • un·ex·cit·a·ble, adjective
  • un·ex·cit·a·ble·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for excitable

excitable

/ (ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl) /


adjective
  1. easily excited; volatile

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

Derived forms of excitable

  • excitability or excitableness, noun
  • excitably, adverb

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