excitable
adjective
ex·cit·able
ik-ˈsī-tə-bəl 
1
: capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability
2
: capable of being activated by and reacting to stimuli
excitable cells
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an excitable child who needs a stable home life
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As the news ripples through the family in the early hours, she remains parked by the body, not moving even when her more excitable cousin Nsansa (a riotous Elizabeth Chisela) knocks on the car door, gleefully bearing the detail that their uncle has died a few feet from a brothel.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 May 2024
This pushes you to be excitable and effusive one moment, then serious and mature the next.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 May 2024
This pushes you to be excitable and effusive one moment, then serious and mature the next.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for excitable
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excitable
adjective
ex·cit·able
ik-ˈsīt-ə-bəl
of living tissue or an organism
: capable of being activated by and reacting to stimuli : exhibiting irritability
the biochemistry of excitable membranes—Science
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