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full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
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made or equipped to move or give the appearance of moving in an animallike fashion: animated puppets.
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containing representations of animals or mechanical objects that appear to move as real ones do: an animated window display. |
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to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!
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to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter.
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to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usually fol. by away): He dawdled away the whole morning |
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tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
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intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy. |
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–adjectiveAlso, dy·nam·i·cal.
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pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic: the dynamic president of the firm.
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Physics.
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of or pertaining to force or power.
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of or pertaining to force related to motion.
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pertaining to the science of dynamics.
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of or pertaining to the range of volume of musical sound.
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Computers. (of data storage, processing, or programming) affected by the passage of time or the presence or absence of power: Dynamic memory must be constantly refreshed to avoid losing data.
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Grammar. nonstative.
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a basic or dynamic force, esp. one that motivates, affects development or stability, etc. |
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overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
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bubbling up like a boiling liquid. |
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effervescing; bubbling.
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vivacious; gay; lively; sparkling. |
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without vigor, force, or strength; languid. |
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to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.
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to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch: to expedite one's duties.
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to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter. |
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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
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Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign: an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal. |
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a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
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moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward. |
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lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
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lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
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drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint. |
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weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
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a condition of indolent indifference: the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon. |
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of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish.
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producing lethargy. |
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having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake. |
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walking or traveling about; itinerant.
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(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
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(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Aristotelian school of philosophy.
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a person who walks or travels about.
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(initial capital letter) a member of the Aristotelian school. |
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to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
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to cast down headlong; fling or hurl down.
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to cast, plunge, or send, esp. violently or abruptly: He precipitated himself into the struggle.
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Chemistry. to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent.
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Meteorology. to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail, drizzle, etc.
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to separate from a solution as a precipitate.
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to be cast or thrown down headlong.
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headlong: a precipitate fall down the stairs.
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rushing headlong or rapidly onward.
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proceeding rapidly or with great haste: a precipitate retreat.
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exceedingly sudden or abrupt: a precipitate stop; a precipitate decision.
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done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty; rash: a precipitate marriage.
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Chemistry. a substance precipitated from a solution.
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moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc. |
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to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
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to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. |
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indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
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not acting or working with full vigor, as bodily organs: a sluggish liver.
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slow to act or respond: a sluggish car engine.
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moving slowly, or having little motion, as a stream.
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slow, as motion.
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slack, as trade, business, or sales. |
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sleepy; drowsy.
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tending to cause sleep. |
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causing or tending to cause sleep.
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pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.
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something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug. |
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sluggish inactivity or inertia.
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lethargic indifference; apathy.
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a state of suspended physical powers and activities.
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dormancy, as of a hibernating animal. |
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lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality. |
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lively; animated; gay: a vivacious folk dance. |
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