enervated

[ en-er-vey-tid ]

adjective

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

Other Words From

• un·ener·vated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enervated¹

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

Example Sentences

We are growing too serious, the railways and telegraph have upset us and enervated us, we are getting languid and dull.

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Why had he allowed himself to be so enervated by her prayers at last as to surrender everything,—as he had done?

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Enervated—wedded to this transient state, we should lose sight of our true country.

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Nations enervated through luxury and idleness are usually supplanted by more vigorous races.

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See how his soul becomes enervated, his judgment warped and his heart invaded by every temptation.

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