aroused en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
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Sexually excited; randy, lustful.
You can concentrate on one that you already know well and one that you know will cause you to become very aroused.
2018 January 25, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, “Ask Dr. Ruth: How to Focus on Creating a Better Sex Life”, in Time, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022:The feminist writer and academic Marina Warner believes the unexpectedly wide appeal of this explicit fiction could be a sign of how difficult people now find it to feel aroused in an era when sex and nudity have become so commonplace.
2012 June 30, Vanessa Thorpe, “Why does Fifty Shades of Grey turn British women on?”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2022:
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Stirred up, agitated.
Indeed, payers of local property taxes have become the most aroused group in the nation. In the last two years, property owners have voted down bond issues of all stripes even those for schools.
1972 January 31, “Taxes Bite Deeper”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2018:The general public is becoming more and more aroused about this whole matter of safety, and any manufacturer who would be enterprising enough to offer thorough driving instruction with each car purchased would probably find it a valuable selling point.
1932 October 1, Curtis Billings, “The Nut That Holds the Wheel: A Primer for Motorists”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most aroused | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more aroused | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scaroused · hyperaroused · overaroused · unaroused · nonaroused
Synonyms
flustered · bothered · toey · aroused · venereal · pissed off · tired · in heat · randy · ablaze · pissy · DTF · shitty · exasperated · lewd · hot and bothered · gagging for it · hot to trot · rutty · lustful · cheesed off · brassed off · drippy · agitated · impure · corny · aggravated · excited · prurient · sexed up · hold a grudge · amorous · pestered · vexed · peed off · venereous · hot · buckish · browned off · frisky · horny · unchaste · ruttish · hot and bothered · sore · peeved · wanton · turned on · PO'd · angry · teed off · lickerish · frustrated · stimulated · libidinous · ratty · lusty · fuckish · concupiscent · irked · ticked off · desirous · irritable · irritated · annoyed · ravenous · thirsty · have it in for · bee in one's bonnet · toey as a Roman sandal · lascivious
Translations (27)
sv kåt (sexually aroused — see also horny) · de geil (sexually aroused — see also horny) · sv pilsk (sexually aroused — see also horny) · is lostafullur (sexually aroused — see also horny) · is graður (sexually aroused — see also horny) · nl (seksueel) opgewonden/ verhit (sexually aroused — see also horny) · cs nadržený (sexually aroused — see also horny) · bg похотлив (sexually aroused — see also horny) · es excitado (sexually aroused — see also horny) · es embramado (sexually aroused — see also horny) · es cachondo (sexually aroused — see also horny) · de (sexuell) erregt (sexually aroused — see also horny) · nl geil (sexually aroused — see also horny) · fi kiihottunut (sexually aroused — see also horny) · fr excité (sexually aroused — see also horny) · hu kanos (sexually aroused — see also horny) · hu begerjedt (sexually aroused — see also horny) · hu felizgult (sexually aroused — see also horny) · nl heet (staand) (sexually aroused — see also horny) · pt com fogo (sexually aroused — see also horny) · ar مُسْتَثَارْ جِنْسِيًّا (sexually aroused — see also horny) · pt excitado (sexually aroused — see also horny) · es caliente (sexually aroused — see also horny) · tl nangangandi (sexually aroused — see also horny) · is lostafenginn (sexually aroused — see also horny) · ms stim (sexually aroused — see also horny) · pt com tesão (sexually aroused — see also horny)