wired

\ ˈwī(-ə)rd

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Definition of wired

1 : reinforced by wire (as for strength)

2a : 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 HyperX Pulsefire Surge wired gaming mouse for $39.99 (normally $47). — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, "Amazon Prime Day 2020: All the best tech deals we can find (Updated)," 14 Oct. 2020 The preferred camera is a wired camera that uses ethernet (RJ45 jack). — Teri Webster, Dallas News, "More than 600 burglaries happened last year in Plano. Here’s how to avoid becoming a victim," 13 Oct. 2020 Arias allegedly withdrew funds to pay personal expenses and wired funds overseas instead. — Jamie Landers, The Arizona Republic, "FBI offers reward for information on retired DPS trooper charged with fraud," 13 Oct. 2020 Swap your tree topper for a black bat or skeleton head, wrap your tree with sparkly orange or black-wired ribbon, and you're all set for the spooky season. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, "From 'spooktacular' trees to ghoulish treats, how to do Halloween in (safe!) style in 2020," 12 Oct. 2020 Our brains are ready to be re-wired to better trust our intuition beginning Tuesday, when messenger Mercury stations retrograde in strategic Scorpio. — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, "Your Horoscope This Week," 11 Oct. 2020 How else could this car be simultaneously so wired and so focused? — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, "$50,000 Sports Sedans Compared: 2020 BMW M235i Gran Coupe vs. 2020 Cadillac CT4-V vs. 2020 Mercedes-AMG A35," 8 Oct. 2020 There was a wired heart thumping, a pig head spinning, a monkey on a cross and the skull of a bull. — Maya Salam, New York Times, "I Was Bullied for Being Arab. Nine Inch Nails Threw Me a Lifeline.," 24 Sep. 2020 Each apartment had coaxial cable installed, configured for 50Mbps symmetrical connections to the building's 1Gbps WAN via Positron Access MOCA equipment—but there was no provision for wired networking within the units themselves. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "Digital equity program in Maryland adds Plume Wi-Fi to its Internet access," 22 Sep. 2020

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wired. Accessed 29 Oct. 2020.

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