wired
Americanadjective
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equipped with wires, as for electricity or telephone service.
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made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires.
a wired barrier.
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tied or secured with wires.
wired bales of wastepaper.
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strengthened or supported with wires.
a sculpture of wired papier-mâché.
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Slang. tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy.
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equipped so as to receive cable television.
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connected electronically to one or more computer networks.
adjective
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edgy from stimulant intake
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excited, nervous, or tense
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using computers to send and receive information, esp via the internet
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of wired
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at wire, -ed 3
Vocabulary lists containing wired
Example Sentences
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Picture this: a team of camera-clad cleaners and a private chef to boot, all wired with high-tech recording apparatus show up at your home.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
“They’re pretty wired up,” Birkey said, adding that the plane may have been equipped with additional sensors to record information.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
We’re wired to pay more attention to bad news, and that kind of content will find its way to us one way or another.
From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026
That October, a white sign went up on a barbed wired fence near the Crawford’s home.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
From his honeymoon cabin on Long Island Sound, he wired his graduate student Jim Brady to help Livingston bombard a lithium crystal in the eleven-inch accelerator.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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