excitable
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4.1
- adjective
- /ɪkˈsaɪtəbl/
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excitable
- I'm a pretty excitable person.
All right, first of all, who thinks an overly excitable young dog is going to calm down on a pheasant hunt with other dogs?
- All right, first of all, who thinks an overly excitable young dog is going to calm down on a pheasant hunt with other dogs?
- You see this like in its extreme on the Internet, no one is excitable on the Internet, everyone's playing like a Louis Theroux persona.
- The reason that I'm so frustrated and maybe excitable on this conversation is because I've experienced this myself.
- But conversely, like all ADDADHD people, which you probably may maybe as well, you know, very creative, very excitable, all those things.
- So the GABA receptor that is going to dock GABA, which is a chill out neurotransmitter, so non excitable time.
Examples
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Try not to be quite so excitable, for heaven's sake.
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The dog became excitable whenever someone rang the doorbell.
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Yeah, I did, because I was new and excitable and I was like, yeah, sure.
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People are a lot more... excitable than in the country.
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Is he excitable or fairly calm?
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Quite an excitable boy, isn't he?
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Still, at thirty-four, she is excitable, eager to speak, and quick to laugh.
Fiction book (1999) -
He's just a little excitable, that's all.
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The mare was an excitable animal; she belonged to Uncle Stefano, my mother's brother.
Fiction book (1990) -
Julio, the handyman, was his usual garrulous and excitable self.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
Easily excited and likely to react strongly to small sounds or activity
To become easily excited and react strongly to small things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of the outer brain that reacts to stimulation and controls movement
How Excitable
12
7.2
14
4.1
61
4.0
186
1.3
735
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Excitable comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and citare 'to move or call', and is related to the verb excite. The old idea of 'stirring up' explains the modern meaning: an excitable person or thing is easy to stir or make very emotional.