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 Internetc : 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 : feverishly excited
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Examples of wired in a Sentence
No more caffeine for me, I'm pretty wired.
a group of wired teenagers
Recent Examples of wired from the Web
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The book delves into more of the characters in the true story, including several agents not mentioned in the Wired articles.
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Skype, which Microsoft scooped up for $8.5 billion in 2011, was a pioneer in voice and video calls made over the internet, instead of wired telephone connections or cellular networks.
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Wired has proved to me with amazing force and talent that the contrary is true.
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First Known Use of wired
15th century
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playDefinition of wired for English Language Learners
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: very excited or full of nervous energy
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: connected to the Internet
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