as in excitable
easily excited by nature
although fiddle-footed now, the kitten should settle down once it adjusts to its new home
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Adjective
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Charlotte leaned in next to her little brother only for excitable Louis to suddenly turn, accidentally leading to a clash of heads.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Star is probably the most excitable person in the history of the show.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During her rehearsal, Windsor was visibly nervous and explained that the song was a risk.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Hill: Families and students are nervous about the fate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid amid Trump’s massive cuts to the Department of Education and his plans to do away with it entirely.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This unstable dwelling, with its crumbling walls and lack of proper bedrooms for the children, comes to stand for a far more sinister lack of boundaries.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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If someone is making credible threats or is mentally unstable, existing laws already allow for arrests, mental health evaluations, and emergency detentions—all of which come with constitutional safeguards.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Relievers have always been volatile, prone to inconsistency and bouts of wildness.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trading since has been extremely volatile, with the stock down 13% on Friday, leaving it 18% above its IPO price.—
Annie Palmer,Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Fiddle-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle-footed. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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