anemic

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10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/əˈniː.mɪk/

Definition of anemic

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
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adj

  1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
  2. (broadly)Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
    “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.”

noun

  1. A person who has anemia.

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Etymology

From anemia + -ic.

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