excited

excited
ex|cit|ed [ ık`saıtəd ] adjective **
1. ) very happy and enthusiastic because something good is going to happen, especially when this makes you unable to relax:
I was so excited I couldn't sleep.
excited by: Excited by the news, Marie phoned her mother immediately.
get/become excited: They're both getting excited planning the wedding.
excited about: I'm so excited about the trip!
excited at: He's excited at the prospect of showing his work in New York.
2. ) upset, worried, or angry about something:
Look, Dad, stop getting so excited I'm sure she'll be home soon.
3. ) feeling that you want to have sex
nothing to get excited about INFORMAL
used for saying that something is not as good as some people think it is
╾ ex|cit|ed|ly adverb:
He talked excitedly to reporters about his hopes of winning the race.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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