unenergetic

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Black manages to get a comfortable position out of the opening, and as with Alekhine-Smyslov, benefits from some unenergetic play from his young adversary: 14.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023

And it is anything but pleasant in a time of war to come across such lax and unenergetic people as they proved to be.

From On Commando by Van Warmelo, Dietlof

He is a very good boy, rather idle and unenergetic, but he is a very honest gentlemanlike little fellow, though I can't get him to construe as I wish.

From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace

It had not much to give, but, with worldly wisdom, thought it better to propitiate an active, useful member, than to help those who were more unenergetic, though they had large families to provide for.

From Mary Barton by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

"I think Ida is about as unenergetic a girl as I ever knew."

From The Motor Girls by Penrose, Margaret