excitable
easily excited: Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental.
capable of being excited.
Origin of excitable
1Other words for excitable
Opposites for excitable
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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How to use excitable in a sentence
Early arrivals to the Democratic Convention are already framing Obama as the unexcitable, even-tempered choice.
He strikes me (and the English so regard him) as a man of admirable judgment—unexcitable and indefatigable.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II | Burton J. HendrickTruly the scene was beautiful, and one to breathe a warlike spirit into the most unexcitable.
A quiet, unexcitable mental characteristic is the utmost necessity.
Total Per Cent Lambing Rules | Thomas BoylanIf I murmured, Aunt Esther, whose temper was absolutely unexcitable, quelled it by her icy rigidity.
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 | Augustus J. C. Hare
Mr. Card was apparently the most stoical of men—of a clear, unexcitable temperament, with unorthodox and vague religious ideas.
British Dictionary definitions for excitable
/ (ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl) /
easily excited; volatile
(esp of a nerve) ready to respond to a stimulus
Derived forms of excitable
- excitability or excitableness, noun
- excitably, adverb
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