as in excitable
easily excited by nature
although fiddle-footed now, the kitten should settle down once it adjusts to its new home
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Adjective
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The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Seriesly’s own pitching competitions were well attended and brought the excitable energy that newer talent brings to proceedings.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But there will be a lot of nervous folks in New England hoping Bregman's stay in Boston extends past the one-year mark.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Others were forced into the car, nervous at the prospect of 48 phone-free hours filled with talk about feelings.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These were detected by comparing 562 pairs of satellite images (resolution <1 m/pixel) of 74 unstable sites taken at different times.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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According to Brandon’s family, his condition remains unstable.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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France has been grappling with political and economic turmoil in recent weeks, with the country seeing nationwide protests , the ousting of its Prime Minister and volatile government borrowing costs .—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, the data are volatile on a monthly basis.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Fiddle-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle-footed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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