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excited
[ ik-sahy-tid ]
adjective
- stirred emotionally; agitated:
An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.
Synonyms: impassioned, perturbed, stormy, ruffled
- stimulated to activity; brisk:
an excited buying and selling of stocks.
Synonyms: enthusiastic, active, eager
excited
/ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd /
adjective
- emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation
- characterized by excitement
an excited dance
- sexually aroused
- (of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state
Derived Forms
- exˈcitedly, adverb
- exˈcitedness, noun
Other Words From
- ex·cited·ly adverb
- ex·cited·ness noun
- hyper·ex·cited adjective
- super·ex·cited adjective
- unex·cited adjective
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Example Sentences
Looking ahead, Ikmi and his team are excited to explore new questions.
He's particularly excited about what Brat could mean for the future of the genre - as well as people going out dancing and supporting venues.
He has this hunger to go again, which is why I am so excited he has decided to stay.
"He was quite excited because there was a big woodland at the back he was into his mountain biking and that's what sold it to him, apparently," said Mr Evans.
"Going into the Euros everyone was really excited about Bellingham's form and he dipped a little bit, as did a lot of England players," said former Blackburn striker Chris Sutton on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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How Do You Spell Excited?
Spelling tips for excited
The word excited is hard to spell because people often want to skip the c (exited) or substitute it with an s (exsited), neither of which are correct.
How to spell excited: When you’re excited about something you exclaim “oh boy!”. This phrase can help you remember that like exclaim, excited begins exc-.
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