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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Contreras, the excitable ex-Cub, took exception and barked at Palencia.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 July 2025 -
Audiences at Berlin shows have tended toward enthusiastic influencers, brand fans and excitable fashion students.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Watching his son evolve from a 4-star recruit out of Columbus High School in Miami to an eventual first-round pick out of Michigan State, Richardson doesn’t get too nervous or overly excited when Jase is on the court.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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But with Wirtz, there was suddenly an effort not to do that; the media got nervous about calling it a record.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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For manufacturers using Odoo, a strategic approach to agentic AI can help prepare for unstable markets, rising costs, shifting customer demands and hostile geopolitics.—
Dmitriy Stepanov,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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But Haiti remains unstable, Columbus' Manuel said, disputing the government's claim that conditions have improved there.—
Danae King,
USA Today,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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That matters for investors seeking capital preservation as equity and bond markets remain volatile.—
Artem Milinchuk,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Yet, her bounce-back with a 2-under across the next 15 holes shows how volatile golf can be.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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“Fiddle-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle-footed. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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