wired

adjective

ˈwī(-ə)rd 

1

: reinforced by wire (as for strength)

2

a

: furnished with wires (as for electric connections)

b

: connected to a telecommunications network and especially to the Internet

c

: characterized by a connection to the Internet

the wired world

3

: bound with wire

a wired container

4

: having a wirework netting or fence

5

informal : full of excitement or nervous energy

After their big day at the amusement park, the kids were too wired to sleep.

She was wired. Looked like she'd been drinking coffee all night.

—Lee Child

Example Sentences

No more caffeine for me, I'm pretty wired.

a group of wired teenagers

Recent Examples on the Web

Blink’s first wired outdoor camera is now available. —Jon Porter, The Verge, 26 Jan. 2023

Ferreira accessorized her summery look with large-framed gold wired glasses, a simple gold necklace and a few rings. —Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023

While Maverick’s only segment competitor, the unibody Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup, comes standard with wireless Android Auto (as does Ford’s state-of-the-art SYNC4 system), the ‘23 Tremor is a generation behind with wired SYNC3. —cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023

Change, then, means tackling the hard-wired habits of hundreds of millions of individuals, community by community, home by home. —Susan Shain, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023

Cheryl McDonald, chief technology officer, said teachers not only have a hard-wired computer connected to a projector in their classroom but also to have a mobile device with a Chromebook. —Dallas News, 29 Dec. 2022

But the family had to go without wired Internet service for over six months partly because Comcast construction took longer than expected. —Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly forgoes the more popular wireless earbuds for wired ones for those reasons. —Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Dec. 2022

On the bottom of the controller can be found a Lightning port for charging or connecting, and a headphone jack for wired listening. —Chris Hachey, BGR, 16 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wired

• wired (a little) too tight/tightly

• wired (a little) too tight/tightly

Kids Definition

wired

adjective

1

: reinforced or bound with wire

a wired container

2

: having a netting or fence of wire

a wired pen for chickens

3

: extremely excited

were wired after their victory