wired

[ wahyuhrd ]

adjective

1. equipped with wires, as for electricity or telephone service.
2. made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires:

   a wired barrier.

3. tied or secured with wires:

   wired bales of wastepaper.

4. strengthened or supported with wires:

   a sculpture of wired papier-mâché.

5. Slang. tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy.
6. equipped so as to receive cable television.
7. connected electronically to one or more computer networks.

wired

/ waɪəd /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• well-wired adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wired¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; wire, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Jason Parham is a senior writer at Wired and a regular contributor to Image.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's just who I am and how my brain is wired... how I experience the world is just different," he said.

From BBC

"It was just having that confirmation really... I wasn't broken or weird, or something wrong, it's just who I am and how my brain is wired," he said.

From BBC

James Fallows makes that case in a pre-election essay in Wired, where he argues that California’s role as a force for good and innovation will continue despite the election results or even our own misgivings.

From Los Angeles Times

Guest: David Gilbert, reports on disinformation, online extremism and election hucksters for WIRED.

From Slate

Related Words

• connected
• equipped