Anemic

/əˈniː.mɪk/ · adjective

Meaning

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
2. (by extension) Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
3. A person who has anemia.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: enervated, underoxygenated

[H]e was one of those weak creatures full of a shifty cunning - who face neither God nor man, who face not even themselves, void of pride, timorous, anæmic, hateful souls.

My ordinarily even disposition was shattered, I thought, beyond repair — a condition that was not improved by my utter abhorrence of a diet of infant's food and anemic vegetables.

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Word Forms

• more anemic
• most anemic
• anaemic
• anæmic
• anemics

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