jazzed

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adjective

ˈjazd How to pronounce jazzed (audio)
informal
: full of excitement or enthusiasm
Here's what happens every time I start to write a novel: I get super jazzed about the characters in my head and the world my mind is building …—Katie Crouch

jazzed

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past tense and past participle of jazz entry 2

Examples of jazzed in a Sentence

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Grohl made mention of the enormity of this stadium production and was clearly jazzed to be near his northern Virginia roots. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Odighizuwa, after five seasons in Dallas, understandably wasn’t too jazzed about moving clubs, only a year after the Cowboys gave him a big extension (four years, $80 million). — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 Despite the hurdles that must be overcome, many experts are pretty jazzed about the possibility of a lunar nuclear reactor. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026 The ladies who replaced Rebecca and Kayla looked super jazzed; my guy seemed less impressed. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jazzed

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of jazz entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jazzed was in 1955

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“Jazzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jazzed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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