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exciting

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ex·cit·ing  (k-stng)
adj.
Creating or producing excitement: an exciting adventure story.

ex·citing·ly adv.

exciting
Adjective
causing excitement; stirring; stimulating
excitingly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
interesting - arousing or holding the attention
provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"
unexciting - not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"
2.exciting - stimulating interest and discussion; "an exciting novel"
stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"

exciting
Translations
Spanish exciting [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] adjemocionante
French exciting [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] excite adjpassionnant(e)
German exciting [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] excite adjaufregend
Italian exciting [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] adjavventuroso/a; [film, book] → appassionante

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But it is such a long and exciting story that it must be saved for another book--and perhaps that book will be the last story that will ever be told about the Land of Oz.
From then on he and his father had many and exciting adventures.
And then when you read a little further you will discover that the Doctor is not merely a peg on whom to hang exciting and various adventures but that he is himself a man of original and lively character.
 
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