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enervated

American  
[en-er-vey-tid] / ˈɛn ərˌveɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. without vigor, force, or strength; languid.


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Etymology

Origin of enervated

First recorded in 1650–60; enervate + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately for the Kraken, they looked far more enervated in Monday’s Game 7 than they did energized.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2023

Moreover, this episode is edited in such a busy manner that enervated viewers may just wait it out to see who lives, who dies and how any double crosses play out.

From Salon Mar. 3, 2023

Visually, the darkly personal images are enervated, at once tactile and jumpy.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2022

The freedoms of speech and assembly place at their center a vocal and enervated citizenry.

From Washington Post Oct. 13, 2021

I have heard more than a little hissing and roaring through the factory door, but my presently somewhat enervated condition precludes a descent into that particular inferno at the moment.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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