enervated

[ en-er-vey-tid ]

adjective

1. without vigor, force, or strength; languid.

Other Words From

• un·ener·vated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enervated¹

First recorded in 1650–60; enervate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

That typewriters were on the way out in 1992 lends an elegiac quality to her fury about life during the enervated presidency of plutocrat George H.W.

From Los Angeles Times

The storytelling is at first rushed — the introduction of the Skrull crisis feels elided, as if previous publicity releases and Comic-Con panels were understood to count as part of the plot — and then enervated, as we’re given expository speeches and scenes whose only purpose seems to be to fill in the gaps between “Captain Marvel” and “Secret Invasion.”

From New York Times

They were lied to — promised jobs and attorneys to hasten their bid for legal status — but at least DeSantis got what he wanted: Several days of national news coverage to boost his enervated campaign and a chance to stick it to his blood enemy, Gov. Gavin Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times

Unfortunately for the Kraken, they looked far more enervated in Monday’s Game 7 than they did energized.

From Seattle Times

Moreover, this episode is edited in such a busy manner that enervated viewers may just wait it out to see who lives, who dies and how any double crosses play out.

From Salon