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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 Word Forms

  • well-wired adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wired1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; wire, -ed 3
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For years, he thought he was simply "wired differently".

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For millions of migrants, that includes the money wired to cover a parent's medicine, a nephew's tuition or a mortgage back home.

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The State Department wired back that they should “wait their turn” and enter legally.

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“We’re wired to keep prices low, but there’s a limit to what we can bear, or any retailer for that matter,” Walmart Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey told the Associated Press.

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But the most jarring part hasn't been parenting itself — it's been watching how digitally wired my niece's relationship with money already is.

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