En`er*get"ic (?), 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.
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, adv. -- En`er*get"ic*al*ness, n.
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