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Kinetic
//kɪˈnɛtɪk// adj, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to motion. not-comparable
- 2 Relating to kinesis or motor function. not-comparable
- 3 Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus. not-comparable
- 4 Relating to the force driving life forward. not-comparable
- 5 Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.^([W]) euphemistic, not-comparable
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- 6 Frantic; busy. not-comparable, slang
"Sorry it took so long; it's been kind of kinetic around here."
Adjective
- 1 supplying motive force wordnet
- 2 characterized by motion wordnet
- 3 relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).
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