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Aroused

//əˈɹaʊzd// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Stirred up, agitated.

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of persons) excessively affected by emotion wordnet
  2. 2
    emotionally aroused wordnet
  3. 3
    keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement wordnet
  4. 4
    aroused to action wordnet
  5. 5
    feeling great sexual desire wordnet
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  1. 6
    brought to a state of great tension wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of arouse form-of, participle, past

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