animated
adjective
full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous.
unanimated
-
a word derived from
animated.
Example Sentences
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The bleakness of early winter—the short, hazy days, the bony trees, the way the sky grows dense and unanimated, a sagging gray blanket—can, on the right day, seem nearly funny.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 4, 2018
If his dad is often described as unanimated, a bit dispassionate, Bradley the younger is the emotional, fiery heart of the team on the field.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2011
Now it was as unanimated as the rock that dispatched it.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2011
He speaks all this without any outward alarm, unanimated, not unconcerned but as if the situation is already too far gone.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Brannon stared back and the two men hung suspended in a moment of unanimated hostility until Odum began to roar like a lion at Brannon.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
