Meaning & use
Wired
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Feeling tense, restless, or highly energized, often from caffeine or stress.
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I drank three coffees this morning and now I'm completely wired.
The old house still had wired smoke detectors installed in every room.
A note on using this word
Originally a straightforward reference to electrical wiring, "wired" took on its informal sense of nervous energy in the mid-twentieth century.
Words with a similar meaning
jitterykeyed up
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relaxedcalm
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Connected to an electrical or communications network by cables.
The office was fully wired for high-speed internet before anyone moved in.
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