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wired

Syllabification: (wired)
Pronunciation: /wīrd/
Definition of wired

adjective

  • 1making use of computers to transfer or receive information, especially by means of the Internet:the economic arguments for getting your business wired
  • (of a device or network) using wires or cables rather than wireless technology to transmit signals.
  • 2 [predic.] informal in a nervous, tense, or edgy state:not much sleep lately—I’m a little wired
  • under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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