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excitable

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English excite Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English excitable From excite + -able.

  1. Easily excited.

    The excitable puppy jumped all over the furniture.

  2. Able to respond to external stimuli.
  3. Able to be promoted to an excited state.