See Also: energetic(medicine)
energetic(dictionary)
energetic(dictionary)

energetic (iou)



energetic adjective. M17.
[Greek energetikos active, from energein operate, effect, formed as EN-2 + ergon work: see -IC.]
Powerfully operative or effective. arch. M17.
P. G. Tait The most energetic chemicals.
Characterized by having much energy; strenuously active; forcible, vigorous. L18.
J. Austen On the misery of what she had suffered..she was energetic. G. B. Shaw Bursting into energetic action and shaking hands heartily. R. West An energetic woman, full of good sense and worldly wisdom.
Science. Of or pertaining to energy. E20.