Incited
Definition
Having been incited, egged on, or urged by shouts to attack; a hunting or guard dog instigated against a prey or an intruder. Figuratively or locally, it describes a state of agitation artificially provoked in an animal or a person to generate a conflict.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Incited
- Egged on
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and regular structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Past participle of the variant verb 'amuța', functionally stabilized as an independent descriptive adjective. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.mu.ˈtsat] |
| Source | Dictionary of Romanian Adjectival Paradigms and Colloquial Inflexions |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Copoiul amuțat a țâșnit ca o săgeată prin mărăciniș, urmărind mirosul lăsat de vulpe.
EN: The incited hound dashed like an arrow through the briars, following the scent left by the fox.
RO: Un câine amuțat de stăpân poate deveni o adevărată primejdie pentru copiii care se joacă pe drum.
EN: A dog egged on by its owner can become a real danger to children playing on the road.
RO: Privirea animalului amuțat trăda o furie sălbatică, fiind gata să sară peste gardul înalt.
EN: The gaze of the provoked animal betrayed a wild fury, being ready to leap over the high fence.
Idioms & Phrases
Câine amuțat / Incited dog
RO: Patruped de pază sau vânătoare adus intenționat într-o stare de agresivitate controlată prin comenzi vocale.
EN: A guard or hunting quadruped intentionally brought into a state of controlled aggressiveness through vocal commands.
Copoi amuțat pe urmă / Hound set upon the trail
RO: Câine de rasă instigat să nu slăbească nicio clipă dâra de miros a vânatului fugar.
EN: A purebred dog rugged never to lose the scent trail of the fleeing game for a single moment.
Fiară amuțată / Provoked beast
RO: Metaforă populară ce descrie un adversar întărâtat din umbră, gata să pornească un conflict deschis.
EN: A popular metaphor describing an opponent provoked from the shadows, ready to start an open conflict.
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