Energetical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Energetic \En`er*get"ic\, Energetical \En`er*get"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
     ?, fr. ? to work, be active, fr. ? active. See {Energy}.]
     1. Having energy or energies; possessing a capacity for
        vigorous action or for exerting force; active. "A Being
        eternally energetic." --Grew.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Exhibiting energy; operating with force, vigor, and
        effect; forcible; powerful; efficacious; as, energetic
        measures; energetic laws.
  
     Syn: Forcible; powerful; efficacious; potent; vigorous;
          effective; strenuous. -- {En`er*get"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
          {En`er*get"ic*al*ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster]