exciting
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- excitingly adverb
- nonexciting adjective
- unexciting adjective
Etymology
Origin of exciting
Example Sentences
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"I just thought that it was really exciting. The dress is obviously not cursed, I'm happily married, as is the bride I bought it from," she joked.
From BBC
"I think that means fans know that they want another game because they're never quite sure what kind of experience they're going to get - and that's really exciting as a player."
From BBC
At the Shah’s insistence, the country was Westernizing and modernizing, an exciting or frightening prospect depending on who you were.
“What do we do? We remember the most human and warm and exciting stories of our life.”
In leaving mediumship for Elisha’s sake, she had also left behind an exciting life with fellow celebrities, new ideas, and lively conversation.
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