excitableex‧cit‧a‧ble /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/ adjective 
- Louis is an excitable, quick-tempered person.
- On my first day's teaching, I had a class of highly excitable 5-year-olds.
- Puppies are naturally affectionate and excitable.
- Being an excitable sort of race there is an incredible number of things we would like to show you.
- Hugh had built up a following of excitable groupies and the ovations throughout were like the last night of Seinfeld.
- In the film, transferred to video by my technologically excitable family, Poppa is walking in his backyard garden.
- It can pass its calm temperament to its offspring when crossed with the more excitable Africander and Brahman.
- Nerve cells are excitable - that is, they respond to stimuli.
- They are still drinking, and Tommy is still excitable.
too excited► overexcited someone, especially a child, who is overexcited has become too excited to behave calmly: · The kids are getting overexcited and won't go to sleep.· "Does it bite?" asked one of an overexcited group of boys.
► hysterical unable to stop shouting, crying etc because you are extremely excited: · Hysterical fans tried to stop Damon's car at the airport.· He got a hysterical phone call from his mother in the middle of the night.get/go hysterical (=become hysterical): · The crowd went hysterical as Juventus scored in the last minute of the game.
► in a frenzy in a state of great and uncontrollable excitement: · There are just two minutes to go of this game, and the crowd is in an absolute frenzy.work yourself into a frenzy (=become more and more excited until you are in a frenzy): · Supporters of Hodge have worked themselves into a frenzy over the latest polls.
► excitable someone who is excitable gets excited too easily: · Puppies are naturally affectionate and excitable.highly excitable (=very excitable): · On my first day's teaching, I had a class of highly excitable 5-year-olds.
► hyper spoken too excited and too full of energy, so that you do not feel comfortable: · The kids are really hyper today - I think I'm going to send them outside.get hyper: · Sometimes he gets so hyper you can't talk to him.
adjectiveexcitableexcitedexciting ≠ unexcitingexcitablenounexcitementexcitabilityadverbexcitedlyexcitinglyverbexcite
A puppy is naturally affectionate and excitable.—excitability /ɪkˌsaɪtəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]