over-excitableadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻkˈsʌɪtəbl/,

/ˌəʊv(ə)rɛkˈsʌɪtəbl/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərɪkˈsaɪdəb(ə)l/,

/ˈˌoʊvərɛkˈsaɪdəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, excitable adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + excitable adj., after over-excite v.

Prone to or capable of excessive excitement; easily over-excited.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [adjective] > over-excitable

over-excitable1836

1836 H. Taylor Statesman xi. 78 One who should feel himself to be over-exciteable in the transaction of business.

1862 M. Oliphant Life E. Irving 308 Whether Chalmers conclusion..was shared by the Edinburgh public, seems very doubtful; for..that public, not overexcitable, crowded its streets in the early dawn.

1914 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 11 654 [He] startled an over-excitable if not over-imaginative world by accepting the possibility of a laboratory creation of life.

1953 K. Tennant Joyful Condemned xxv. 247 Fay, a little insane, or ‘over-excitable’.

2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 3 Aug. 3 It was the over-excitable over-60s causing most of the commotion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-excitable
释义	over-excitableadj. Brit. /ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻkˈsʌɪtəbl/, /ˌəʊv(ə)rɛkˈsʌɪtəbl/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərɪkˈsaɪdəb(ə)l/, /ˈˌoʊvərɛkˈsaɪdəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, excitable adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + excitable adj., after over-excite v. Prone to or capable of excessive excitement; easily over-excited. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [adjective] > over-excitable over-excitable1836 1836 H. Taylor Statesman xi. 78 One who should feel himself to be over-exciteable in the transaction of business. 1862 M. Oliphant Life E. Irving 308 Whether Chalmers conclusion..was shared by the Edinburgh public, seems very doubtful; for..that public, not overexcitable, crowded its streets in the early dawn. 1914 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 11 654 [He] startled an over-excitable if not over-imaginative world by accepting the possibility of a laboratory creation of life. 1953 K. Tennant Joyful Condemned xxv. 247 Fay, a little insane, or ‘over-excitable’. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 3 Aug. 3 It was the over-excitable over-60s causing most of the commotion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1836
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