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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Energetic \En'er*get"ic\, Energetical \En'er*get"ic*al\, adjective [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.
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. -- {En'er*get"ic*al*ly}, adverb -- {En'er*get"ic*al*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
energetic
adjective
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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