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excited

[ik-sahy-tid]

adjective

  1. stirred emotionally; agitated.

    An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.

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  2. stimulated to activity; brisk.

    an excited buying and selling of stocks.

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excited

/ ɪˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation

  2. characterized by excitement

    an excited dance

  3. sexually aroused

  4. (of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • excitedly adverb
  • excitedness noun
  • hyperexcited adjective
  • superexcited adjective
  • unexcited adjective
  • ˈٱ adverb
  • ˈٱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of excited1

First recorded in 1650–60; excite + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Philly gets excited every time we get within three blocks of dropping him off with dog handler Burke Stuart, of Man’s Best Friend, so he can run around with his pack.

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It’s so sad because I’ve been in the business for 40 years and still get excited when I go on a lot.

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My favorite is the Old Fashion — whenever it’s Old Fashion I get very excited — or the Celebration Cake.

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“Talking to Chris and Paul and getting to know them got me even more excited,” he says.

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I remember well before the film came out, he showed me an early cut, I think it was maybe like the first eighth of the film, and I was just really excited by it.

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Spelling tips forexcited

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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