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aroused

/əˈɹaʊzd/ adjective C1
  1. Sexually excited; randy, lustful.
  2. Stirred up, agitated.
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So the Lion aroused himself and bounded forward as fast as he could go.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 50 · B2
The third of these cases was that of the Musgrave Ritual, and it is to the interest which was aroused by that singular chain of events, and the large issues which proved to be at stake, that I trace my first stride towards the position which I now hold.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 5 · B2
I was instantly aroused, and, with the two footmen, started off at once in search of the missing girl.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 13 · B2
William was decoyed up and shot, and had they only got the whole of the note and paid a little more attention to detail in the accessories, it is very possible that suspicion might never have been aroused.”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 54 · B2

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