anemic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈniː.mɪk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English anemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anemic From anemia + -ic.
Meanings
- Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
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(broadly) Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
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.
1938, Henry Goddard Leach, Forum and Century, volume 100, page 156: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.
1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 219:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anaemic | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic | |
| more anemic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| anæmic | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| most anemic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (47)
ca anèmic (of or pertaining to anemia) · eo anemia (of or pertaining to anemia) · fi aneeminen (listless, lacking vitality) · fr anémique (of or pertaining to anemia) · gv aneemagh (of or pertaining to anemia) · fi aneeminen (of or pertaining to anemia) · pt anémico (of or pertaining to anemia) · uk анемі́чний (listless, lacking vitality) · cy anemig (of or pertaining to anemia) · yi אַנעמיש (of or pertaining to anemia) · pl anemiczny (listless, lacking vitality) · sh анѐмичан (of or pertaining to anemia) · de blutarm (of or pertaining to anemia) · da anæmisk (of or pertaining to anemia) · es anémico (of or pertaining to anemia) · pt anêmico (of or pertaining to anemia) · fi vähäverinen (of or pertaining to anemia) · cmn 贫血 (of or pertaining to anemia) · da blodfattig (of or pertaining to anemia) · de anämisch (of or pertaining to anemia) · sv anemisk (of or pertaining to anemia) · nl anemisch (of or pertaining to anemia) · ru анеми́чный (of or pertaining to anemia) · gl anémico (of or pertaining to anemia) · ga anaemach (of or pertaining to anemia) · uk анемі́чний (of or pertaining to anemia) · cs anemický (of or pertaining to anemia) · cy anemaidd (of or pertaining to anemia) · bg малокръвен (of or pertaining to anemia) · mk слабокрвен (of or pertaining to anemia) · ast anémicu (of or pertaining to anemia) · el αναιμικός (of or pertaining to anemia) · mk анемичен (of or pertaining to anemia) · scn anèmicu (of or pertaining to anemia) · it anemico (of or pertaining to anemia) · cs chudokrevný (of or pertaining to anemia) · pl anemiczny (of or pertaining to anemia) · hi क्षीणरक्त (of or pertaining to anemia) · ru малокро́вный (of or pertaining to anemia) · nrf anémique (of or pertaining to anemia) · is blóðlaus (of or pertaining to anemia) · da anæmisk (listless, lacking vitality) · da blodfattig (listless, lacking vitality) · ga neamhfholach (of or pertaining to anemia) · sh anèmičan (of or pertaining to anemia) · bg анемичен (of or pertaining to anemia) · pdt blootoam (of or pertaining to anemia)