wired
pronunciation
How to pronounce wired in British English:
UK [ˈwaɪəd]
How to pronounce wired in American English:
US [ˈwaɪərd]
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- Adjective:
- equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
- tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
- tied or bound with wire
Word Origin
- wired (adj.)
- Old English wired "made of wire," past participle adjective from wire (v.). From early 15c. as "stiffened by wires." Meaning "nervous, jittery" is by 1970s; earlier (1959, perhaps early 1950s) "using narcotic drugs, addicted to drugs."
Example
- 1. The wired glasses support 65 different 3d vision computers .
- 2. But in our wired world , they 're unavoidable .
- 3. So the wired version may help the technology take off better .
- 4. Remember , nothing beats a wired keyboard or mouse in terms of latency .
- 5. We 'll go online , thanks to wired contact lenses , by blinking .