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caffeinated en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkafɪneɪtɪd/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

From caffeine + -ated.

Meanings

  1. Containing caffeine naturally (e.g., coffee, tea, and cacao) or as an additive (e.g., soft drinks, sports drinks, or energy drinks).
    • But to address the question in theoretical terms, it turns out that yes, caffeinated soap might perk you up, but it would depend on how long you stayed in the shower, and how long you spent rubbing the soap against your skin. 2003 November 27, David Adam, “Can showering with caffeinated soap perk you up?”, in The Guardian:
  2. (informal, of a person) Overly peppy or energetic; stimulated by caffeine.
    • For most of us, to be caffeinated to one degree or another has simply become baseline human consciousness. 2021 July 6, Michael Pollan, “The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine?”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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most caffeinated Degree=Sup lexicographic
more caffeinated Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

decaf · unleaded · caffeine-free · decaffeinated

Deriveds

undercaffeinated · noncaffeinated · precaffeinated · supercaffeinated · overcaffeinated · uncaffeinated · hypercaffeinated

Synonyms

juiced · leaded · regular · caffeinic

Translations (5)

sv koffeinhaltig (containing caffeine) · sv innehållande koffein (containing caffeine) · tr kafeinli (containing caffeine) · es cafeinado (containing caffeine) · de koffeinhaltig (containing caffeine)

caffeinated en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkafɪneɪtɪd/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English caffeine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English caffeinate English -ed English caffeinated From caffeinate + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of caffeinate
    form of caffeinate