aroused

adj

1. Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

   “The feminist writer and academic Marina Warner believes the unexpectedly wide appeal of this explicit fiction could be a sign of how difficult people now find it to feel aroused in an era when sex and nudity have become so commonplace.”

   “You can concentrate on one that you already know well and one that you know will cause you to become very aroused.”

2. Stirred up, agitated.

   “The general public is becoming more and more aroused about this whole matter of safety, and any manufacturer who would be enterprising enough to offer thorough driving instruction with each car purchased would probably find it a valuable selling point.”

   “Indeed, payers of local property taxes have become the most aroused group in the nation. In the last two years, property owners have voted down bond issues of all stripes even those for schools.”

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of arouse