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anemic

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a⋅ne⋅mic

  [uh-nee-mik]
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–adjective
1. Pathology. suffering from anemia.
2. lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; listless; weak: an anemic effort; anemic tones.
Also, anaemic.

Origin:
1830–40; anem(ia) + -ic

Related forms:
a⋅ne⋅mi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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a·ne·mic also a·nae·mic   (ə-nē'mĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or suffering from anemia.

  2. Lacking vitality; listless and weak: an anemic attempt to hit the baseball; an anemic economic recovery.

a·ne'mi·cal·ly adv.
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