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adjective equipped with wires, as for electricity or telephone service.
made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires: a wired barrier.
tied or secured with wires: wired bales of wastepaper.
strengthened or supported with wires: a sculpture of wired papier-mâché.
Slang . tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy.
equipped so as to receive cable television.
connected electronically to one or more computer networks.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of wired late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at wire, -ed3
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The words became so wired she’d be on the phone with friends or family, saying, Goodbye, I love you, have a magical day.
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It’s also in the ballpark of the average wired home Internet connection speed of 128 Mbps.
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Wireless systems using Emrod technology can transmit any amount of power current wired solutions transmit.
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No law or even revolution in police tactics can fully curb the rising expectations that come with a wired world.
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He wired a few reports back to headquarters and departed soon after.
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Wireless was cheaper than wired communications, and cell phones were proliferating.
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In 2012, Wired magazine dubbed Quds Force leader Qassem Suleimani the most dangerous person on the planet.
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The night you watched and wired and dug and piled sandbags on parapets?
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Yet Bess was sick—desperately ill—and had wired her to hasten.
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But they wouldn't let me stay, and I wired to papa—and there was no answer, and I don't know whatever's the matter with him.
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Well, I wired him to stop off on his way through and have luncheon with me at the Union League.
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I've wired already to have the checks stopped for the bank's sake.
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British Dictionary definitions for wired 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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