Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aerated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: aer-at-ed
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of aerate

adj

Supplied or infused with air or oxygen.

adj

Annoyed or agitated.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Linda Meeks put her head round the door. ‘I heard you shouting, Carly. You all right?’ ‘Of course I’m all right. I just got a bit aerated.’"
"BTW why are you so aerated about it? Is there never a space for your second car?"
"I do not see why players get so aerated over this: do they really want to win at this game unfairly?"
"I was risk averse at the best of times and due to Malcolm's infamous temper – and we are talking about the man who got so aerated over some missing sales figures that he actually passed out – I had taken it as my mission at work to eliminate risk completely."
"Stupid thing for me to get so aerated about."

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

aeriated (alternative) airyated (alternative) more aerated (comparative) most aerated (superlative)

Derived Forms

hyperaerated nonaerated unaerated

Phrases

aerated bread

Synonyms

bothered frustrated annoyed agitated pissed off charged

Questions

What does aerated mean?: simple past and past participle of aerate

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