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1 :having or showing a lot of energy She has anenergeticpersonality. The children areenergeticworkers. 2 :involving a lot of effort They mounted anenergeticcampaign. More Words of the Day Visit our archive to see previous selections »
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1.See corresponding entry in Unabridgedrecord, ledger, archive. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridgedroll, roster, catalogue, chronicle, schedule, annals. 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridgedenroll, list, record, catalogue, chronicle.
Medieval Latinmusaicum,re-formation of Late Latinmusīvum(opus), Latinmusēum, musaeummosaic work (quantity ofuuncertain), of obscure origin, originally; variants may show an assumed relationship with Greekmouseîonshrine of the Muses,museum,by analogy witharchī(v)um(seearchive), though classical...
Merriam-Webster online: Chiefly Scottish, meaning – foretell. Origin Middle English span, from Old Norse spā; akin to Old High German spehōn to watch or spy. Dictionary.com: Chiefly Scottish, meaning to prophesy; foretell; predict. From Middle English span, from Old Norse spā; akin to ...
Happiness is a great thing, but it’s the by-product, the AFTERCLAP of marriage. It’s not the point." Read more here. It seems that "afterclap", here, simply means "consequence". Happiness is obviously not an "unsettling or damaging event", so, basing solely from Merriam-Webster's...
: (1) very close to being something without actually being it; (2) existing or occurring on the internet. source: Merriam-Webster /Advertising voice: The virtual is coming! It’s already here! You missed it! Here it comes again! This time, yours for $500./ In the latter days of ...