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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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