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wired

[ wahyuhrd ]
/ waɪərd /
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adjective

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Origin of wired

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at wire, -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM wired

well-wired, adjective

Words nearby wired

Wiradjuri, wire, wire brush, wire cloth, wire cutter, wired, wired equivalent privacy, wiredraw, wiredrawn, wire entanglement, wireframe
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Words related to wired

tapped, connected, equipped, lined, cabled, circuited, stimulated, stoked, jazzed, bound, sent, excited, hooked up, miked, edgy

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British Dictionary definitions for wired

wired
/ (waɪəd) /

adjective informal

edgy from stimulant intake
excited, nervous, or tense
using computers to send and receive information, esp via the internet
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