anaemic
Americanadjective
adjective
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relating to or suffering from anaemia
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pale and sickly looking; lacking vitality
Other Word Forms
- nonanaemic adjective
- pseudoanaemic adjective
- unanaemic adjective
Example Sentences
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Economic growth is anaemic, with the tourism sector vital but arrivals yet to return to their pre-Covid highs.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
Last year's uptick in the single-currency area's economy builds on the modest 0.9 percent expansion recorded in 2024, after an anaemic 0.4 percent a year earlier.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
At the vets, it was discovered Floss was dehydrated, extremely underweight and anaemic, most likely due to the combination of malnutrition and fleas.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Scheffler completed his expected victory at the Tour Championship to seal the FedEx Cup, which duly delivered a lorry load of cash, after many viewers might have anticipated witnessing a somewhat anaemic affair.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024
He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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