excitable
adjective
[ ɪkˈsʌɪtəb(ə)l ]
• responding too readily to something new or stimulating; easily excited.
• "a rather excitable young man"
Similar:
temperamental,
mercurial,
volatile,
emotional,
sensitive,
highly strung,
easily upset,
easily agitated,
easily frightened,
unstable,
nervous,
tense,
brittle,
edgy,
jumpy,
twitchy,
skittish,
unsettled,
uneasy,
neurotic,
tempestuous,
hot-tempered,
quick-tempered,
hot-headed,
passionate,
fiery,
irascible,
testy,
moody,
touchy,
snappy,
uptight,
wired,
blowing hot and cold,
stressy,
• (of tissue or a cell) responsive to stimulation.
• "these alkaloids act on nerve cells to make them more excitable"
