energeticaladj.

Brit.

/ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌɛnərˈdʒɛdək(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s energeticall, 1600s– energetical.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin energeticus ; Greek ἐνεργητικός ; -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin energeticus or its etymon ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός energetic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier energical adj. and later energetic adj.

1. Characterized by or full of energy, force, or vitality; energetic; emphatic; vigorous; lively. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective]

sprindeOE

livelyOE

kaskc1300

wightc1300

courageousc1386

wighty14..

wieldya1413

ablec1440

tall of hand1530

sappy1558

energical1565

energetical1585

greenya1586

stout1600

strenuous1602

forceful?1624

actuous1626

vigorous1638

vivid1638

high-spirited1653

hearty1665

actuose1677

living1699

full-blooded1707

executive1708

rugged1731

sousing1735

energic1740

bouncing1743

two-fisted1774

energetic1782

zestful1797

rollicking1801

through-ganging1814

throughgoing1814

slashing1828

high-powered1829

high pressure1834

rip-roaring1834

red-blooded1836

ripsnorting1846

zesty1853

dynamic1856

throbbing1864

goey1875

torpedoic1893

kinky1903

zippy1903

go-at-it1904

punchy1907

up-and-at-'em1909

driving1916

vibranta1929

kinetic1931

zinging1931

high-octane1936

zingy1938

slam-bang1939

balls-to-the-wall1967

balls-out1968

ass-kicking1977

hi-octane1977

1585 True Declar. Treasons W. Parry 50 A booke fraught with emphaticall speaches of energeticall perswasion to kill and depose her Maiestie.

1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 48 Silenus words and blowes were delivered so together, that..his energeticall strokes seemed as thunder, to his words lightning.

1662 J. Darley Glory Chelsy Colledge Revived 6 Chelsey College has..the acclamation of their Energetical Prudence and Zeale.

1773 J. Allen Assoc. against Established Church Indefensible 23 The energetical fervent prayers of this church's champions.

1838 G. P. R. James Life & Times Louis XIV III. viii. 410 This rapid and energetical method of continuing the war.

1896 J. B. Daly Indian Sketches & Rambles xxi. 159 It is a diabolical fowl, and we advise our energetical lessee to take it home, fatten, and eat it.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 19 June 17 Ian Judge's energetical and inventive RSC production of Shakespeare's comedy transfers to London.

†2. That engages in work or action; operative, active, productive; = energetic adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > [adjective] > in operation

workfulOE

operant?a1425

operative?a1425

inworking1587

energetical1595

afloat1604

working1609

energetic1629

active1641

energizing1751

energic1786

operating1825

functioning1835

running1842

functionating1884

functional1892

1595 W. Perkins Expos. Creed Apostles 478 The communication of the godhead is meerely energeticall, that is, onely in respect of operation.

1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. xxiii. 506 Their inward formes, and energeticall faculties.

a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) iv. viii. 111 Resembling the Passive power of the Intellect to Colours, the Active or Energetical to Light.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 161 Fate..ought..to be looked upon..as an Energetical and Effectual Principle.

1747 T. Podmore Layman's Apol. i. 11 The Fathers..supposed it to be changed from common bread and mixed wine into the representative, energetical, and life-giving Body and Blood of Christ.

1850 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. (ed. 2) I. vi. 88 All things are efficient and energetical only in their harmony.

†3. Chiefly Rhetoric. Of written or spoken language, or of a specific word or phrase: that effectively or cogently expresses a meaning or conveys an idea. Cf. energetic adj. 3, energy n. 2a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective]

sensiblea1393

eloquent1393

rhetoricc1450

mightya1500

pithy1529

grave1541

pithful1548

weighty1560

sappy1563

emphatical1567

fasta1568

thwacking1567

forceful1571

enforceable1589

energetical1596

eloquious1599

sinewy1600

emphatic1602

sinewed1604

strong1604

tonitruous1606

nervose1645

nervous1663

energetic1674

energic1683

strong1685

cogent1718

lapidary1724

forcible1726

authoritative1749

terse1777

telling1819

vigorous1821

sturdy1822

tonitruant1861

meaty1874

vertebrate1882

energized1887

jawy1898

heavy1970

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. G3 In manie extraordinarie remarkeable energeticall lines, and perfunctorie pamphlets..haue I disbalased my minde.

1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 46 A very energeticall phrase, grynding the faces of the poore.

1705 tr. D. Bouhours Art of Crit. ii. 87 Those terms of silence and flight have somewhat very Energetical which paints the thing both lively and nobly.

a1765 J. Macpherson Crit. Diss. Anc. Caledonians (1768) x. 117 The local names of the Celtic tongue are energetical, and descriptive of the peculiar properties or appearance of places.

1837 London & Westm. Rev. Oct. 152 That sober, logical, severe and energetical manner which shuns periphrasis and pleonasm, complex construction and the lascivie toscane.

†4. Effective or powerful in operation; efficacious; forceful; potent; = energetic adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > greatly

mightyeOE

strongeOE

virtuous1340

rich?c1450

prevalent?a1475

energical1565

powerful?1567

powerable1580

magnipotent1599

virulent1599

validous1603

Herculanean1604

multipotent1609

energetical1610

prevailent1623

energetic1642

valid1656

energic1663

drastic1808

1610 D. Price Creation of Prince sig. C4 Our Baptisme doth create vs anew,..so energeticall as that the forme and frame, soule and body bee changed.

?1632 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature i. 8 When it worketh it is energeticall indeed, and powerfull in operation.

1661 G. Rust Let. conc. Origen 116 That most excellent and most energetical part in us which the Scripture calls Spirit.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. at Clyssus A Medicine made of the most active and energetical Parts of any Ingredients.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	energetical
释义	energeticaladj. Brit. /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌɛnərˈdʒɛdək(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s energeticall, 1600s– energetical. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin energeticus ; Greek ἐνεργητικός ; -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin energeticus or its etymon ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός energetic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier energical adj. and later energetic adj. 1. Characterized by or full of energy, force, or vitality; energetic; emphatic; vigorous; lively. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] sprindeOE livelyOE kaskc1300 wightc1300 courageousc1386 wighty14.. wieldya1413 ablec1440 tall of hand1530 sappy1558 energical1565 energetical1585 greenya1586 stout1600 strenuous1602 forceful?1624 actuous1626 vigorous1638 vivid1638 high-spirited1653 hearty1665 actuose1677 living1699 full-blooded1707 executive1708 rugged1731 sousing1735 energic1740 bouncing1743 two-fisted1774 energetic1782 zestful1797 rollicking1801 through-ganging1814 throughgoing1814 slashing1828 high-powered1829 high pressure1834 rip-roaring1834 red-blooded1836 ripsnorting1846 zesty1853 dynamic1856 throbbing1864 goey1875 torpedoic1893 kinky1903 zippy1903 go-at-it1904 punchy1907 up-and-at-'em1909 driving1916 vibranta1929 kinetic1931 zinging1931 high-octane1936 zingy1938 slam-bang1939 balls-to-the-wall1967 balls-out1968 ass-kicking1977 hi-octane1977 1585 True Declar. Treasons W. Parry 50 A booke fraught with emphaticall speaches of energeticall perswasion to kill and depose her Maiestie. 1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 48 Silenus words and blowes were delivered so together, that..his energeticall strokes seemed as thunder, to his words lightning. 1662 J. Darley Glory Chelsy Colledge Revived 6 Chelsey College has..the acclamation of their Energetical Prudence and Zeale. 1773 J. Allen Assoc. against Established Church Indefensible 23 The energetical fervent prayers of this church's champions. 1838 G. P. R. James Life & Times Louis XIV III. viii. 410 This rapid and energetical method of continuing the war. 1896 J. B. Daly Indian Sketches & Rambles xxi. 159 It is a diabolical fowl, and we advise our energetical lessee to take it home, fatten, and eat it. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 19 June 17 Ian Judge's energetical and inventive RSC production of Shakespeare's comedy transfers to London. †2. That engages in work or action; operative, active, productive; = energetic adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [adjective] > in operation workfulOE operant?a1425 operative?a1425 inworking1587 energetical1595 afloat1604 working1609 energetic1629 active1641 energizing1751 energic1786 operating1825 functioning1835 running1842 functionating1884 functional1892 1595 W. Perkins Expos. Creed Apostles 478 The communication of the godhead is meerely energeticall, that is, onely in respect of operation. 1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. xxiii. 506 Their inward formes, and energeticall faculties. a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) iv. viii. 111 Resembling the Passive power of the Intellect to Colours, the Active or Energetical to Light. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 161 Fate..ought..to be looked upon..as an Energetical and Effectual Principle. 1747 T. Podmore Layman's Apol. i. 11 The Fathers..supposed it to be changed from common bread and mixed wine into the representative, energetical, and life-giving Body and Blood of Christ. 1850 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. (ed. 2) I. vi. 88 All things are efficient and energetical only in their harmony. †3. Chiefly Rhetoric. Of written or spoken language, or of a specific word or phrase: that effectively or cogently expresses a meaning or conveys an idea. Cf. energetic adj. 3, energy n. 2a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] sensiblea1393 eloquent1393 rhetoricc1450 mightya1500 pithy1529 grave1541 pithful1548 weighty1560 sappy1563 emphatical1567 fasta1568 thwacking1567 forceful1571 enforceable1589 energetical1596 eloquious1599 sinewy1600 emphatic1602 sinewed1604 strong1604 tonitruous1606 nervose1645 nervous1663 energetic1674 energic1683 strong1685 cogent1718 lapidary1724 forcible1726 authoritative1749 terse1777 telling1819 vigorous1821 sturdy1822 tonitruant1861 meaty1874 vertebrate1882 energized1887 jawy1898 heavy1970 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. G3 In manie extraordinarie remarkeable energeticall lines, and perfunctorie pamphlets..haue I disbalased my minde. 1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 46 A very energeticall phrase, grynding the faces of the poore. 1705 tr. D. Bouhours Art of Crit. ii. 87 Those terms of silence and flight have somewhat very Energetical which paints the thing both lively and nobly. a1765 J. Macpherson Crit. Diss. Anc. Caledonians (1768) x. 117 The local names of the Celtic tongue are energetical, and descriptive of the peculiar properties or appearance of places. 1837 London & Westm. Rev. Oct. 152 That sober, logical, severe and energetical manner which shuns periphrasis and pleonasm, complex construction and the lascivie toscane. †4. Effective or powerful in operation; efficacious; forceful; potent; = energetic adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > greatly mightyeOE strongeOE virtuous1340 rich?c1450 prevalent?a1475 energical1565 powerful?1567 powerable1580 magnipotent1599 virulent1599 validous1603 Herculanean1604 multipotent1609 energetical1610 prevailent1623 energetic1642 valid1656 energic1663 drastic1808 1610 D. Price Creation of Prince sig. C4 Our Baptisme doth create vs anew,..so energeticall as that the forme and frame, soule and body bee changed. ?1632 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature i. 8 When it worketh it is energeticall indeed, and powerfull in operation. 1661 G. Rust Let. conc. Origen 116 That most excellent and most energetical part in us which the Scripture calls Spirit. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. at Clyssus A Medicine made of the most active and energetical Parts of any Ingredients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1585
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