Excitable
[ik-sahy-tuh-buh l] /ɪkˈsaɪ tə bəl/
adjective
1.
easily :
Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental.
2.
capable of being excited.
/ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/
adjective
1.
easily excited; volatile
2.
(esp of a nerve) ready to respond to a stimulus
adj.
c.1600, from Late Latin excitabilis “inciting, animating,” from excitare (see excite). Related: Excitability.
excitable ex·cit·a·ble (ĭk-sī’tə-bəl)
adj.
ex·cit’a·bil’i·ty or ex·cit’a·ble·ness n.
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