turned-on
Americanadjective
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lively and chic; switched-on.
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full of or characterized by excitement.
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under the influence of a narcotic or hallucinogen, as marijuana.
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sexually aroused.
Etymology
Origin of turned-on
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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This is because DNA contains so-called enhancers, "switches" that ensure that the right genes are turned-on in the right cells at the right time.
From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023
Alienated by whatever obscure forces from her parents�both of whom had previously been divorced �she had traded the security of exurbia for the turned-on squalor of hippie life in the East Village.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well aware of the underground challenge, the assembly chose as its theme "All Things New," and its opening ceremonies showed a temperately turned-on effort to bridge the gulf between the traditional and the revolutionary.
From Time Magazine Archive
Using a mix of guitars and drums, they now turn psychedelic with swooning cadences, spooky buzzes and reverberating thuds, suitably orchestrating such turned-on titles as Psyched Out and Endless Dream.
From Time Magazine Archive
What was the significance of the broken incandescent burner, the turned-on gas, and the faint mark under the window?
From The Shrieking Pit by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)
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