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excitable
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
excitable
(adjective)
excitable
/ɪk
ˈ
saɪtəbəl/
adjective
excitable
/ɪk
ˈ
saɪtəbəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXCITABLE
[
more excitable; most excitable
]
:
easily excited
an
excitable
dog/child
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/ɪkˌsaɪtə
ˈ
bɪləti/
noun
[
noncount
]
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