exertive

adjective exertive

• alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
• effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
• operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
• flowing — moving in or as in a stream: flowing water.
• functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.