excitingly

UK: /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋlɪ/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ex•cit•ing /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/   adj. 

1. producing or causing excitement;
   stirring;
   thrilling:
   an exciting novel.

ex•cit•ing•ly, adv. 
Usage

Compare excited and exciting, which are both adjectives. exciting is used when the noun referred to is the person or thing that causes the excitement:
The movie is exciting (= the movie is causing excitement).
excited is used when the noun referred to is the person (or rarely, the thing) that experiences the excitement:
the excited children (= the children experienced the excitement of Christmas, a party, etc.)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ex•cit•ing  (ik sī′ting), adj. 

1. producing excitement;
   stirring;
   thrilling:
   an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.

• excite + -ing² 1805–15

ex•cit′ing•ly, adv.