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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ik sī′tə bəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•cit•a•ble /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. easily excited:The children get excitable at Christmas.
ex•cit•a•bil•i•ty, n. [uncountable]
ex•cit•a•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•cit•a•ble  (ik sī′tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. easily excited:Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental.
  2. capable of being excited.
  • Late Latin excitābilis. See excite, -able
  • 1600–10
ex•cit′a•ble•ness, n. 
ex•cit′a•bly, adv. 
    1. emotional, passionate, fiery.
    1. placid.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
excitable /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/ adj
  1. easily excited; volatile
  2. (esp of a nerve) ready to respond to a stimulus
exˌcitaˈbility, exˈcitableness n exˈcitably adv
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