excitability

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Excitability, hastiness, temperament, personality and impatience are all seen in the handwriting at a glance.

From Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds by Lavay, Jerome Buell

Going forward, the functions change to Excitability and Sensibility; going back it becomes impulsive and somewhat lawless.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, November 1887 Volume 1, Number 10 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

Excitability is shown by sharp strokes and stops.

From The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents by Blackburn, Douglas

Add only that the French Nation distinguishes itself among Nations by the characteristic of Excitability; with the good, but also with the perilous evil, which belongs to that.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

Excitability and nervousness are characteristic of some breeds.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie