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

Examples of wired in a Sentence

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

a group of wired teenagers

Recent Examples on the Web

As for wired charging, leaker Ice Universe reports the S26 Ultra could get up to 60W speeds, a big jump from 45W on the S25 Ultra. —PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025

Upload speeds and latency are also less impressive than wired options. —Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

The set-up, with its romantic tensions still cross-wired after all these years, seems promising. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025

Wireless headphones need a charging cable, while wired headphones can come with adapters and splitters. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wired

• wired (a little) too tight/tightly

Rhymes for wired

• fired
• hired
• quired
• sired
• tired
• acquired
• admired
• backfired
• conspired
• desired
• enquired
• hardwired

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

informal : extremely excited

were wired after their victory