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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. causing a surge of emotion or excitement;
- Example: "she gave an electrifying performance"
- Example: "a thrilling performer to watch"
[syn: electrifying, thrilling]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrifying .] [Electric + -fy.] 1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body. [1913 Webster] 3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience. [1913 Webster] If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in defiance of the writ of habeas corpus . . . the whole nation would be instantly electrified by the news. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] 4. To equip for employment of electric power; to modify (a device) so that it uses electrical power as the main source of energy; as, to electrify a railroad. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

electrifying adj 1: causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch" [syn: electrifying, thrilling]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

47 Moby Thesaurus words for "electrifying": abrupt, astonishing, battery-powered, dynamoelectric, electric, electric-powered, electrified, electrochemical, electrodynamic, electrokinetic, electromechanical, electrometric, electromotive, electropneumatic, electrostatic, electrothermal, galvanic, galvanometric, hasty, headlong, hydroelectric, impetuous, impulsive, jarring, jolting, nerve-shattering, photoelectric, piezoelectric, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick, shocking, speedy, staggering, startling, static, stunning, sudden, surprising, swift, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for, unpredicted, voltaic