excitable
pronunciation
How to pronounce excitable in British English:
UK [ɪkˈsaɪtəbl]
How to pronounce excitable in American English:
US [ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- easily excited
- capable of responding to stimuli
Word Origin
- excitable (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Late Latin excitabilis "inciting, animating," from excitare "stir up, arouse, awaken, incite" (see excite). Related: Excitably; excitability.
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Example
- 1. The most excitable bears are not so much polar as bipolar .
- 2. But she is of an excitable welsh temperament .
- 3. Hateful and intolerant ideas are being spread by madrassas and by excitable news organisations .
- 4. Other nations tend to regard britain as enviably orderly and law-abiding , at least compared with many of its more excitable continental neighbours .
- 5. Contrary to some excitable first reactions , russia 's ability to crush the minuscule georgian army does not make it a superpower , and its aggression in the caucasus need not mark the start of a new cold war .