adj
wired
weye-uhd
adj
1
Connected by wires to a power source, network, or other equipment.
"The office is fully wired for high-speed internet."
2
Informal: extremely tense, alert, or overstimulated, often from caffeine or adrenaline.
"After three coffees he was completely wired."
3
Informal: secretly fitted with a hidden microphone.
"The undercover officer was wired for the meeting."
How to Use Wired
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishConnected by wires — or, informally, jittery and overstimulated.
Common pairings
wired for sound
feel wired
hard-wired
Word Forms
more wired comparative, most wired superlative
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Etymology
From wire plus the adjective-forming suffix -ed.