English

Alternative forms

• aeriated, airyated (annoyed or agitated)

Verb

aerated

1. simple past tense and past participle of aerate

Adjective

aerated ‎(comparative more aerated, superlative most aerated)

1. Supplied or infused with air or oxygen.
2. (Britain, informal) Annoyed or agitated.
   • 2006 March 13, R. Mark Clayton, “Re: Bad neighbours!”, in alt.uk.law, Usenet, retrieved 2015-10-19:

     BTW why are you so aerated about it? Is there never a space for your second car?

   • 2007 January 15, David Stevenson, “Re: logical alternative?”, in rec.games.bridge, Usenet, retrieved 2015-10-19:

     I do not see why players get so aerated over this: do they really want to win at this game unfairly?

   • 2011, Allie Spencer, Summer Loving, page 9:

     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.

   • 2015, Marguerite Kaye, The Soldier's Dark Secret, page 48:

     Stupid thing for me to get so aerated about.

Synonyms

• (annoyed, agitated): bothered, frustrated, annoyed, agitated, pissed off

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