excitable
13
4.1
- adjective
- /ɪkˈsaɪtəbl/
- I'm a pretty excitable person.
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Watch on YouTubeAll 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
1
8.1
Easily excited and likely to react strongly to small sounds or activity
1
6.2
To become easily excited and react strongly to small things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.6
A part of the outer brain that reacts to stimulation and controls movement
How Excitable
1
8.1
19
7.2
13
4.1
87
4.0
171
1.3
680
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.