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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Being in a state of excitement; emotionally aroused; stirred.
  2. adj. Physics Being at an energy level higher than the ground state.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Having great enthusiasm.
  2. adj. physics Being in a state of higher energy.
  3. adj. Having an erection; erect.
  4. v. Past participle of excite

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
  2. adj. in an aroused state
  3. adj. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
  4. adj. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

Examples

  • “The action current in the nerve _is from the relatively more excited to the relatively less excited_.”

    Response in the Living and Non-Living

  • “The word excited does not even begin to describe how I feel about one day viewing a film based on Hamid's literary masterpiece, which still haunts my dreams with its bewildering final chapter.”

    The Huffington Post: E. Nina Rothe: Doha Tribeca Film Fest 2011: Nadine Labaki's Latest, Antonio Banderas, and the Wonder of Black Gold

  • “Noone, manager of psychiatric intensive care at the Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., says the use of the term excited delirium when describing cause of death can result in the deceased being labelled as the culprit.”

    Winnipeg Sun

  • “The prospect of taking over the title excited Jake Critelli, a twin, who said it would make the students 'senior year a little more interesting than previous classes.”

    News from www.rep-am.com

  • “Grandson just turned eleven, to say he was excited is an understatement.”

    Big game tags

  • “This unusual posture again excited suspicion, and the animal sidled mincingly away.”

    To Build A Fire

  • “I worked the polls for the primary, and the only people who came in excited were older white women and minority women.”

    Matthew Yglesias » Coakley

  • “Of all the cool new stuff that came out of New York Comic Con this past week (god if only I could have been there), the thing that has me the most excited is a line of highly detailed Ghostbuster figures from Mattel.”

    The “Real” Ghostbusters

  • “The second reason why I am so excited is Stampin 'Up announced a new Color Renovation for the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog!”

    Let's Renovate!

  • “Let's be honest, here; The only reason people are excited is because they get to see a Freddy who is a return to form from his "Bugs Bunny with claws" persona, AND he gets to kill these fresh-faced teenagers in some fun, new ways.”

    A Nightmare on Elm Street Movie Trailer #2 | /Film

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