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overexcited

overexcited adjective: excessively excited. Also the simple past and past participle of overexcite.

Adjective

overexcited (comparative more overexcited, superlative most overexcited)

  1. Excessively excited

Also used as

overexcited is also the simple past and past participle of overexcite.

Forms of overexcited

comparativemore overexcited
superlativemost overexcited

Origin of overexcited

From over- + excited.

From overexcite + -ed.

Questions about overexcited

What does overexcited mean?
Overexcited means excessively excited.
What part of speech is overexcited?
Overexcited is an adjective.

Words near overexcited in the dictionary

  1. overexcitable
  2. overexcitably
  3. overexcitation
  4. overexcitations
  5. overexcite
  6. overexcited
  7. overexcitement
  8. overexcitements
  9. overexcites
  10. overexciting
  11. overexclusion

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