titillated
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- adjective
- /ˈtɪtɪˌleɪtɪd/
- NSFW
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excitado
- She felt titillated by the playful banter during the dinner party.
Examples
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Washington was very titillated recently because Lauren Bobert, after some big thing, got in a cab with Kid Rock.
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And lastly, the populace is becoming simultaneously angrier, complacent, bored, distracted, and titillated, all while their overall lifestyles are becoming more crass, boorish, and vacuous.
Blog text (15) -
It's not that I'm not titillated- - we've got to separate.
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He's so titillated he is sweating.
Fiction book (2000) -
I was titillated, too.
Fiction book (2000) -
Titillated, are we?
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But it's like a can't be titillated, can't be titillated guy nose millennials finger on nipples of youth culture.
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Our fascination with the armed woman is an expression of our societal ambivalence about women's equality with men: we are titillated, but we are afraid.
Academic text (2007) -
The movie was full of surprises that left the audience feeling titillated and eager for more.
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The artist's provocative exhibit left viewers feeling titillated and excited about the themes explored.
Synonyms
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Being very excited and happy
Feeling excited and interested after hearing or seeing something
Feeling excited in a strong emotional or physical way
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Etymology
Titillated comes from the old Latin verb titillare, which meant 'to tickle'. Think of the everyday word tickle, a small, pleasant touch that makes you laugh, and you see why titillated now means being lightly excited or amused by something teasing.