Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aroused"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arouse \A*rouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aroused}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Arousing}.] [Pref. a- + rouse.]
To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in
motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one
from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother,
mighty sovereign on the host. --Cowper.
No suspicion was aroused. --Merivale.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aroused
adj 1: aroused to action; "the aroused opposition"
2: emotionally aroused [syn: {stimulated}, {stirred}, {stirred
up}]
3: brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a
fight" [syn: {wound up}]
4: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {horny},
{randy}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}]
5: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating
excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram
Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: {ablaze}, {aflame},
{turned on(p)}]
6: of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would
become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up
about all the noise" [syn: {emotional}, {excited}, {worked
up}]
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