energic

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From energy + -ic. Compare earlier energetic (now the more usual word).

First known use, by meaning

• 17th–19th c. Potent, effective.
• 17th–19th c. Having great power of expression; forceful.
• from 18th c. Carried out with force; vigorous, energetic; full of energy.
• 18th–19th c. In a state of action; producing effects; active, operational.
• from 19th c. Pertaining to a spiritual or psychic energy attributed to all living things, especially in certain Eastern religions and New Age philosophy.