Antonyms for unenergetic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : en-er-jet-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛn ərˈdʒɛt ɪk


Definition of unenergetic

Origin :
  • 1650s, "powerful," from Greek energetikos "active," from energein "to work, act upon" (see energy). Of persons, "active," in English from 1796 (energetical is from c.1600).
  • As in lazy : adj inactive, sluggish
  • As in shiftless : adj lazy
  • As in slothful : adj lazy
Example sentences :
  • How poor, listless and unenergetic would all our performances be, but for this sentiment!
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on Man » by William Godwin
  • He regarded the pitiless facts with a sunken, unenergetic attention, and wondered when he would be called again upstairs.
  • Extract from : « None Other Gods » by Robert Hugh Benson
  • I am getting tired of these people, a race of children, heartless and unenergetic.
  • Extract from : « Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 2 of 2) » by Henri Mouhot
  • As it was, even that most unenergetic of young men, Dolly Longstaff, was moved to profound admiration.
  • Extract from : « The Duke's Children » by Anthony Trollope
  • And it is anything but pleasant in a time of war to come across such lax and unenergetic people as they proved to be.
  • Extract from : « On Commando » by Dietlof Van Warmelo

Synonyms for unenergetic

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