Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In pathology, of or pertaining to adynamia; characterized by or resulting from vital debility; asthenic: as, adynamic fevers; an adynamic condition; the adynamic sinking of typhoid fever.
  • In physical, characterized by absence of force.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the vital powers; weak.
  • adjective (Physics) Characterized by the absence of power or force.
  • adjective malignant or putrid fevers attended with great muscular debility.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Not dynamic; without strength or vigor.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lacking strength or vigor
  • adjective characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness

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a- +‎ dynamic

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