Meaning of EXCITING
| Pronunciation: | | ik'sIting
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- [adj] creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
- [adj] stimulating interest and discussion; "an exciting novel"
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| | Synonyms: | | breathless, breathtaking, elating, electric, electrifying, exhilarating, galvanic, galvanising, galvanizing, glamorous, glamourous, heady, intoxicating, thrilling, tickling, tingling, titillating |
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| | Antonyms: | | unexciting | | |
| | See Also: | | interesting, provocative, sexy, stimulating | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*cit"ing\, a.
Calling or rousing into action; producing excitement; as,
exciting events; an exciting story. -- {Ex*cit"ing*ly}, adv.
{Exciting causes} (Med.), those which immediately produce
disease, or those which excite the action of predisposing
causes.
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