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adjectiveeasily excited: Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental. capable of being excited. Origin of excitableFrom the Late Latin word excitābilis, dating back to 1600–10. See excite, -able SYNONYMS FOR excitable1 emotional, passionate, fiery. SEE SYNONYMS FOR excitable ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR excitableSEE ANTONYMS FOR excitable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM excitableex·cit·a·ble·ness, nounex·cit·a·bly, adverbnon·ex·cit·a·ble, adjectivenon·ex·cit·a·ble·ness, noun non·ex·cit·a·bly, adverbun·ex·cit·a·ble, adjectiveun·ex·cit·a·ble·ly, adverb Words nearby excitableexciseman, excise tax, excision, excision biopsy, excitability, excitable, excitable area, excitant, excitation, excitation wave, excitative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excitable“The Bulgarian Brute,” the excitable announcers called Rusev. Putin Vs. Obama—In Spandex: Wrestling’s New Cold War|Tim Teeman|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST It has a host of excitable talking heads and pretty pictures. The Cult of Royal Porn|Tim Teeman|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster. Oscar Nominees’ Most Embarrassing Roles: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and More|Marlow Stern|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Comfortable, warm and with hot tea being served, the night had the excitable air of a party. Typhoon Haiyan: The Philippine Village that Lost Its Men|The Telegraph|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Excitable CEO Steve Ballmer issued a new memo outlining how the company is preparing (yet again) for the new age of technology. Microsoft Memo Seeks to Reboot and Rebrand Company|William O’Connor|July 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST A young man then, I was; quite different, from the man I am now—impulsive, excitable. Trelawny of The "Wells"|Arthur W. Pinero From birth he was of a slight and excitable nature and suffered keenly from chronic and frequent illness. Wrens are lively little birds, excitable and afraid of nothing. The Children's Book of Birds|Olive Thorne Miller A short, wiry little man with a sharp nose and a general resemblance, both in manner and appearance, to an excitable bullfinch. It might be supposed that the brain during sleep is not excitable through the sense of sight. Sleep and Its Derangements|William A. Hammond
British Dictionary definitions for excitable
adjectiveeasily excited; volatile (esp of a nerve) ready to respond to a stimulus Derived forms of excitableexcitability or excitableness, nounexcitably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to excitablerestless, fidgety, demonstrative, impulsive, high-strung, fiery, hysterical, skittish, temperamental, edgy, emotional, enthusiastic, fierce, hasty, hot-tempered, impatient, impetuous, inflammable, intolerant, irascible Medical definitions for excitable
adj.Capable of reacting to a stimulus. Used of a tissue, cell, or cell membrane. Capable of emotional arousal. Other words from excitableex•cit′a•bil′i•ty null n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |