anemic

or a·nae·mic

[ uh-nee-mik ]
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adjective
  1. Pathology. affected with anemia; having a deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells.

  2. lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; listless; weak: an anemic effort;anemic tones.

Origin of anemic

1
First recorded in 1830–40; anem(ia) + -ic

Other words from anemic

  • a·ne·mi·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·a·ne·mic, adjective
  • pseu·do·a·ne·mic, adjective
  • un·a·ne·mic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for anemic

anemic

/ (əˈniːmɪk) /


adjective
  1. the usual US spelling of anaemic

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