excitably

In animated fashion

In an excitable manner—with a tendency toward quick, intense emotional reactions.

Someone who speaks excitably gets animated and worked up easily: She excitably described every detail of the concert.

The word often suggests enthusiasm verging on agitation.

eager

keenly

With intense interest

enthusiastically · hungrily · longingly · yearningly · expectantly · anticipatorily · hopefully · wishfully · breathlessly · impatiently

irritable

impatiently

Without calm waiting

peevishly · crankily · irascibly · petulantly · querulously · fractiously · shortly · curtly · brusquely · huffily

animated

lively

Animated and energetic

energetically · bouncily · perkily · spiritedly · exuberantly · friskily · playfully · giddily · ebulliently · vibrantly

agitated

nervously

In an anxious manner

edgily · jitterily · fretfully · frantically · hysterically · feverishly · manically · erratically · unstably · reactively

Opposites
emotional reactivity

excitablycalmly

In a tranquil manner

placidly · serenely · tranquilly · composedly · imperturbably

temperamental stability

excitablysteadily

In constant, unwavering fashion

evenly · equably · stably · temperately · levelheadedly

Family

excitable, excitability

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G