anemic
or a·nae·mic
Origin of anemic
1Other 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
Words Nearby anemic
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How to use anemic in a sentence
In India alone, more than half of reproductive-age women are anemic, along with nearly 60% of children under five.
One man’s crusade to end a global scourge with better salt | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewSouth Africa’s economy, which has seen anemic growth in the last few years, has been tough for global consumer brand entrants trying to navigate a difficult market.
How working from home helped Starbucks expand in South Africa’s pandemic-hit economy | Norma Young | December 8, 2020 | QuartzLimited exposure and anemic sales are only two of the challenges facing the businesses James said she so badly wants to help.
The obvious problem is on the other side of the ball, where a quarterback combination of Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky has made for one of the league’s most anemic passing attacks.
Before the pandemic struck, Clorox was struggling with anemic sales growth.
How Clorox’s new CEO plans to turn disinfectant wipes into future wins | Phil Wahba | October 21, 2020 | Fortune
Figueroa told The Daily Beast that her husband indeed was stabbed and he is also anemic from malnutrition.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking? | Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe bare bones of an already-anemic effort to fight the epidemic in West Africa that is threatening to destroy the entire region.
Doctors Without Borders Hits Ebola Breaking Point | Abby Haglage, Kent Sepkowitz | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWorse still, Texas had an anemic 32 percent turnout and Tennessee was close behind at 34 percent.
Would You Risk Your Life to Vote? It Looks Like 7 Million Afghans Did. | Dean Obeidallah | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are surely more applications in the pipeline, but these early numbers are anemic.
How Low Will Health Care Enrollments Be? Here’s What to Watch For | Charles Ornstein | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the public, which was also suffering through high inflation and anemic GDP growth, had had enough.
When I see Chet and Laura anemic, or otherwise sickly, as the result of their out-of-door sports or gym.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonShe finally becomes anemic and neurasthenic and a misanthrope.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) | W. Grant HagueI have been made fairly "giddy," as the Englishmen say, by this anemic conversation at country clubs.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | AnonymousI said,” looking at Pen, “that I feared you were anemic, and then I had to describe the word minutely.
Penny of Top Hill Trail | Belle Kanaris ManiatesBelow the edges of these anemic patched garments, loomed one old boot and one shoe, laced crookedly with a piece of rawhide.
The Long Dim Trail | Forrestine C. Hooker
British Dictionary definitions for anemic
/ (əˈniːmɪk) /
the usual US spelling of anaemic
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