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energetically

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Etymology

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From energetic +‎ -ally.

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Adverb

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energetically (comparative more energetically, superlative most energetically)

  1. In an energetic manner; with great energy.
    • 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 29:
      With a stride, the doctor reached the bed, and seizing her arms worked them energetically, applying what I knew to be artificial respiration.
  2. By means of energy.
    Reiki attempts to heal the body energetically.

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