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EXCITEDLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
With excitement; in an excited manner
Example:
she shook his hand excitedly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
excited (in an aroused state)
Context examples:
"By George, it's all up with us! Goodbye, Kate. Miss Jo owes me one, so you are finished," cried Fred excitedly, as they all drew near to see the finish.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The chairman was on his feet flapping both his hands and bleating excitedly.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"How do you know the limit is off?" I broke in excitedly, for here was where my work could be tried out on an unbiassed judge who knew life only, and not art, and who was a sheer master of reality.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Laurie spoke excitedly, and looked ready to carry his threat into execution on the slightest provocation, for he was growing up very fast and, in spite of his indolent ways, had a young man's hatred of subjection, a young man's restless longing to try the world for himself.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
"There's some bad trouble here," said Tom excitedly.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
After changing my clothes I went next door and found Mr. Gatz walking up and down excitedly in the hall.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The murmur trembled on the verge of coherence, sank down, mounted excitedly, and then ceased altogether.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
It passed, and he began to talk excitedly to Daisy, denying everything, defending his name against accusations that had not been made.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
A stout, middle-aged man with enormous owl-eyed spectacles was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books. As we entered he wheeled excitedly around and examined Jordan from head to foot.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
