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wired

[ wahyuhrd ]

adjective

  1. equipped with wires, as for electricity or telephone service.
  2. made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires:

    a wired barrier.

  3. tied or secured with wires:

    wired bales of wastepaper.

  4. strengthened or supported with wires:

    a sculpture of wired papier-mâché.

  5. Slang. tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy.
  6. equipped so as to receive cable television.
  7. connected electronically to one or more computer networks.


wired

/ ɲɪə /

adjective

  1. edgy from stimulant intake
  2. excited, nervous, or tense
  3. using computers to send and receive information, esp via the internet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ɱ-ɾ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wired1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; wire, -ed 3
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We are connected, and wired to one another, but sometimes those connections can hang on a not-so-protected string.

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We went home, plopped on the couch and, zonked but inexplicably wired, watched the entirety of "Men in Black," which I’d never seen.

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So, some people like barber Damian are still enjoying the novelty of getting wired up only a year and a half ago.

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“Most people are not wired to that level.”

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The bank has come under scrutiny for the integrity of its internal controls ever since it accidentally wired $900 million to creditors involved in a fight with beauty company Revlon five years ago.

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