Mary sat beside Elaine, who today seemed excitable...
The staff were somewhat alarmed by the man, who was in an excitable state.
She has always been more inclined to excitability and impatience.
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excitable — [ ɛksitabl ] adj. • 1812; h. XIVe; lat. excitabilis; de exciter 1 ♦ Cour. Prompt à s exciter, à s énerver. ⇒ coléreux, irritable, nerveux, susceptible. « Quand les hommes sont trop malheureux, ils deviennent excitables » (Taine). 2 ♦ Physiol. Qui … Encyclopédie Universelle
Excitable — Ex*cit a*ble, a. [L. excitabilis inciting: cf. F. excitable.] Capable of being excited, or roused into action; susceptible of excitement; easily stirred up, or stimulated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excitable — adjetivo 1. (ser / estar) Que se excita con facilidad: Reconozco que en algunas ocasiones estoy muy excitable … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Excitable — may refer to: * a rock song on the 1987 Def Leppard album Hysteria * a hit song by the British band Amazulu … Wikipedia
excitable — index demonstrative (expressive of emotion), fractious, hot blooded, restive, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
excitable — c.1600, from L.L. excitabilis inciting, animating, from excitare (see EXCITE (Cf. excite)). Related: Excitability … Etymology dictionary
excitable — is spelt without an e in the middle … Modern English usage
excitable — [adj] easily upset or inspired agitable, alarmable, demonstrative, edgy, emotional, enthusiastic, fidgety, fierce, fiery, galvanic, hasty, high strung, hot headed, hot tempered, hysterical, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, inflammable, intolerant … New thesaurus
excitable — (Del lat. excitabĭlis). 1. adj. Capaz de ser excitado. 2. Que se excita fácilmente … Diccionario de la lengua española
excitable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily excited. DERIVATIVES excitability noun excitably adverb … English terms dictionary
excitable — [ek sīt′ə bəl, iksīt′ə bəl] adj. 1. that is easily excited 2. Physiol. capable of responding to the proper stimulus; irritable excitability n. excitably adv … English World dictionary
