energic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   active or operative; capable of producing an effect

   Aristotle distinguished an object's energic powers from its name or outward shape.

2. 2
   adj

   forceful, vigorous, or full of energy; now usually expressed by energetic

   The essay's energic prose gives unusual force to a familiar argument.

Formed from energy and -ic. Energic once had several senses now normally carried by energetic, but it remains attested in historical, philosophical, and technical writing.

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