energetic
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energetic /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/
▶adjective
- 1 showing or involving great energy or activity.
- 2 Physics relating to energy.
– derivatives
energetically adverb.
energetically adverb.
– origin C17 (in the sense ‘powerfully effective’): from Gk energētikos, from energein ‘work in or upon’.
'energetic' also found in these Oxford entries:
blade
- boisterous
- bounce
- break-dancing
- brisk
- buck
- bustle
- coltish
- cosmic ray
- curvet
- cut
- dynamo
- ecossaise
- fireball
- frenetic
- garage
- gopak
- hyper
- live wire
- Madison
- oat
- oomph
- physical jerks
- pick-me-up
- raunch
- saltarello
- slam-bang
- sloosh
- sport
- sprightly
- Tiggerish
- Watusi
- whirlwind
