Energetic \En`er*get"ic\, Energetical \En`er*get"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
?, fr. ? to work, be active, fr. ? active. See Energy.]
1. Having energy or energies; possessing a capacity for
vigorous action or for exerting force; active. "A Being
eternally energetic." --Grew.
[1913 Webster]
2. Exhibiting energy; operating with force, vigor, and
effect; forcible; powerful; efficacious; as, energetic
measures; energetic laws.
Syn: Forcible; powerful; efficacious; potent; vigorous;
effective; strenuous. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
energetic
adj 1: possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic
fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of
hikers" [ant: lethargic]
2: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: gumptious, industrious,
up-and-coming]
WordNet (r) 2.0
110 Moby Thesaurus words for "energetic":
active, activist, activistic, acute, aggressive, alive, animated,
ardent, armipotent, assiduous, authoritative, bouncing, bouncy,
breezy, brisk, bubbly, chipper, cogent, diligent, dynamic,
ebullient, effective, effervescent, enterprising, enthusiastic,
fervent, forceful, forcible, frisky, full of beans, full of go,
full of life, full of pep, go-go, hard, hardworking, hearty,
high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, hot,
impetuous, in force, in power, incisive, indefatigable,
industrious, intense, invigorated, irresistible, keen, kinetic,
laborious, live, lively, living, lusty, mercurial, mettlesome,
mighty, mighty in battle, militant, never idle, operative, peppy,
perky, pert, potent, powerful, prepotent, puissant, quicksilver,
relentless, robust, ruling, sedulous, sleepless, smacking, snappy,
spanking, spirited, sprightly, spry, strenuous, striking, strong,
take-charge, take-over, telling, tireless, trenchant, unflagging,
unremitting, unsleeping, unsparing, untiring, unwearied, valid,
vehement, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivid, zealous,
zestful, zesty, zingy, zippy
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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