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Meanings of excitable in English

Portuguese
excitável
Spanish
excitable

Easily excited.

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excitável

Capable of responding to stimuli.

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Examples for "unexcitable"
Examples for "unexcitable"
1
Ordinarily the commandant of the fort was of a calm and unexcitable temperament.
The Great War Syndicate
2
Even the steady, unexcitable Major Wells showed his delight very plainly.
Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops / Or, Dick Prescott at G...
3
Cool, unexcitable, he was capable of presence of mind.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
4
Set in the deep tan of his face, his blue eyes were calm and unexcitable.
I Am Legend
5
The naturally unexcitable temperament of the Indians served as an antidote to the defects of their rearing.
The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation
Usage of excitable in English
1
More recent evidence also indicates a role for SDCI in excitable cells.
Pubmed
2
Such activities were more in line with florid, excitable countries like Italy.
The favorites: a novel
3
In the golden light and pringling air he felt excitable and high-strung.
Where the Blue Begins
4
This is where I put new slaves, especially excitable ones like yourself.
Shadows Return
5
Depolarization of excitable cells increased surface NET in a Thr30 dependent manner.
Pubmed
6
The average intelligence is always shallow, and in electric climates very excitable.
Senator North
7
The most lively and excitable dogs are usually the easiest to train.
Dogs and All about Them
8
Calcium-activated potassium channels mediate many biologically important functions in electrically excitable cells.
Pubmed
9
Vialli was excitable and passionate, while Seedorf offered a cool analytical approach.
The Guardian
10
He was excitable and given to sudden hopeless gestures with his hands.
White Hunter, Black Heart
11
Don't you wish you had a friend as psychotically excitable as Kit?
The Guardian
12
He is a child you see in a land of excitable children.
Marching Men
13
Her spirit was in too excitable a state to hear advice calmly.
The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 / A Sequel to Home Influence
14
Finch and Baboo, the least excitable, leaned on him from opposite sides.
The story of edgar sawtelle
15
You see it takes some experience to regulate the excitable thing properly.
The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole
16
There is no room for a jumpy, excitable man in the trenches.
My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
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Translations for excitable
Portuguese
excitável
Spanish
excitable
Excitable through the time
Excitable across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common