energetic
possessing or exhibiting energy, especially in abundance; vigorous: an energetic leader.
powerful in action or effect; effective: to take energetic measures against crime.
Origin of energetic
1- Sometimes en·er·get·i·cal .
synonym study For energetic
Other words for energetic
Other words from energetic
- en·er·get·i·cal·ly, adverb
- hy·per·en·er·get·ic, adjective
- non·en·er·get·ic, adjective
- non·en·er·get·i·cal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-en·er·get·ic, adjective
- qua·si-en·er·get·i·cal·ly, adverb
- su·per·en·er·get·ic, adjective
- su·per·en·er·get·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ul·tra·en·er·get·ic, adjective
- un·en·er·get·ic, adjective
- un·en·er·get·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use energetic in a sentence
Scientists have long puzzled over how such waves give energetic particles their massive speed boosts.
Giant lasers help re-create supernovas’ explosive, mysterious physics | Emily Conover | November 12, 2020 | Science NewsLately, she’s been struggling with fatigue, nothing too severe but a general sense of exhaustion, or, in her words, “not feeling as sharp and energetic as I’d like.”
It didn’t quite reach FRB brightness, but seemed energetic enough to be worth a second look.
Astronomers have traced mysterious radio waves to a source in our own galaxy | Charlie Wood | November 4, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAcross the country, campaigns have made energetic efforts to engage AAPI voters.
The history of Hmong Americans explains why they might decide the election | Melissa Borja | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostThere is an energetic shift from when organisms are in growth mode and move to maintenance mode, and then to what Bradley calls a “deeper state of dormancy.”
Preserving a Sense of Wonder in DNA - Issue 92: Frontiers | Virat Markandeya | October 28, 2020 | Nautilus
One day near Fulda, Shaquille went to a basketball clinic run by Dale Brown, the energetically eccentric basketball coach at LSU.
Listen, it takes a lot of effort to twirl energetically on a mountaintop and make it look good.
‘Sound of Music Live!’ Review: The Hills Are Barely Alive | Kevin Fallon | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSometimes he was welcomed, as when delighted Batoka men rolled energetically on their backs, slapping their thighs.
Dr. Livingstone, I Presume? The Victorian Explorer at 200 | Tim Jeal | March 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe know from prior research that when men feel threatened, they tend to energetically protect their status.
Mrs. Maloney sat on a stump near her daughter, and busied herself energetically with alternate nursing and painting.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodJess laid the dog down on a bed of moss as she spoke, and started energetically to scoop up piles of the fragrant needles.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerAnd yet Puffin was a sincere man, and worked energetically according to his lights.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsAnd Mrs. Davis bustled out of the cabin and energetically shooed the curious youngsters away.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterWhen finally he was energetically kicked into the gutter, he wept a little with nervous rage.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for energetic
/ (ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk) /
having or showing much energy or force; vigorous
Derived forms of energetic
- energetically, adverb
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