1.
If you are ~, you are so happy that you cannot relax, especially because you are thinking about something pleasant that is going to happen to you.
I’m very ~ about the possibility of playing for England’s first team...
I was so ~ when I went to sign the paperwork I could hardly write.
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~ly
‘You’re coming?’ he said ~ly. ‘That’s fantastic! That’s incredible!’
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2.
If you are ~, you are very worried or angry about something, and so you are very alert and cannot relax.
I don’t think there’s any reason to get ~ about inflation...
= agitated
ADJ
~ly
Larry rose ~ly to the edge of his seat, shook a fist at us and spat.
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