debilitating vs invigorating

debilitating vs invigorating
debilitative debilitative adj. causing weakness. [Narrower terms: {debilitating (vs. invigorating)}]

Syn: enervating, enfeebling, weakening. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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