† actuousadj.
Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).
= actuose adj.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective]
sprindeOE
livelyOE
kaskc1300
wightc1300
courageousc1386
wighty14..
wieldya1413
ablec1440
tall of hand1530
sappy1558
energical1565
energetical1585
greenya1586
stout1600
strenuous1602
forceful?1624
actuous1626
vigorous1638
vivid1638
high-spirited1653
hearty1665
actuose1677
living1699
full-blooded1707
executive1708
rugged1731
sousing1735
energic1740
bouncing1743
two-fisted1774
energetic1782
zestful1797
rollicking1801
through-ganging1814
throughgoing1814
slashing1828
high-powered1829
high pressure1834
rip-roaring1834
red-blooded1836
ripsnorting1846
zesty1853
dynamic1856
throbbing1864
goey1875
torpedoic1893
kinky1903
zippy1903
go-at-it1904
punchy1907
up-and-at-'em1909
driving1916
vibranta1929
kinetic1931
zinging1931
high-octane1936
zingy1938
slam-bang1939
balls-to-the-wall1967
balls-out1968
ass-kicking1977
hi-octane1977
1626 F. Rous Testis Veritatis (new ed.) 25 Lust is so violent, so effectuall, so manifoldly actuous.
1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. ix. 35 The most actuous Substance in the world..is the Spirit of the World.
1864 P. A. Nuttall Craig's New Universal Dict. Suppl. Actuose..Actuous,..having the power of action.
1869 G. W. Thompson Deus-Semper 353 It is the actuous force which first passes along, and the vivifying blood follows.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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