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excited

  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

Example

“He was very excited about his promotion.”

Other meanings

  1. Being in a state of higher energy.

    “The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.”

  2. Having an erection; erect.

Related words

  • deexcited
  • excimer
  • exciplex
  • Excited States
  • Excited States of America
  • excitedly
  • excitedness
  • hyperexcited
  • nervicited
  • nervited
  • nonexcited
  • superexcited

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “excited” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.