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

For Android and iOS mobile devices, substitute Bluetooth for the wired connection, and Polono's print app for the driver. —PC Magazine, 10 May 2025

The new Advanced Protection Mode comes with Android 16, and will block dangerous downloads, unsafe wired and wireless connections, and risky browsing. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025

The speaker housing is built from black plastic, with a rubber door on the rear that houses the ports and controls for the wired connections. —PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025

This is not a surprising development, especially given the rising adoption of private cellular networking and AI use cases that have the potential to leverage both wired and mobile networks. —Will Townsend, Forbes, 18 Mar. 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