wired

adjective

ˈwī(-ə)rd 

1

: reinforced by wire (as for strength)

2

a

: furnished with wires (as for electric connections)

b

: connected to a telecommunications network and especially to the Internet

c

: characterized by a connection to the Internet

the wired world

3

: bound with wire

a wired container

4

: having a wirework netting or fence

5

informal : full of excitement or nervous energy

After their big day at the amusement park, the kids were too wired to sleep.

She was wired. Looked like she'd been drinking coffee all night.

—Lee Child

Examples of wired in a Sentence

No more caffeine for me, I'm pretty wired.

a group of wired teenagers

Recent Examples on the Web

In a rehearsal room, there often isn’t the space for setting up a full wireless mic system so a wired setup is often used instead, but that could mean using a different microphone to the one that will be used on stage. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024

Plenty of headsets are designed just for this task, with mics for team chat, wired and wireless options, and comfortable designs for hours of play. —Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024

Loading your audio article Corsair turned heads last year with its Virtuoso Pro, a new wired headset that featured 50mm graphene drivers. —Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024

The wired gaming mouse doesn’t boast the same button count or overall features from the brand’s flagship models. —Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wired

• wired (a little) too tight/tightly

Kids Definition

wired

adjective

1

: reinforced or bound with wire

a wired container

2

: having a netting or fence of wire

a wired pen for chickens

3

informal : extremely excited

were wired after their victory