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UNENERGETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unenergetic mean?
• UNENERGETIC (adjective)
The adjective UNENERGETIC has 2 senses:
1. deficient in alertness or activity
2. not inclined to be enterprising
Familiarity information: UNENERGETIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deficient in alertness or activity
Synonyms:
lethargic; unenergetic
Context example:
bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights
Similar:
dazed; foggy; groggy; logy; stuporous (stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion))
dreamy; lackadaisical; languid; languorous (lacking spirit or liveliness)
listless (lacking zest or vivacity)
Also:
inactive (not active physically or mentally)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not inclined to be enterprising
Synonyms:
slowgoing; unenergetic
Similar:
nonenterprising; unenterprising (lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome)
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