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anemic

or ·Բ·

[ uh-nee-mik ]

adjective

  1. Pathology. affected with anemia; having a deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells.
  2. lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; listless; weak:

    an anemic effort;

    anemic tones.



anemic

/ əˈԾːɪ /

adjective

  1. the usual US spelling of anaemic
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Ա··· adverb
  • ԴDz··Ա· adjective
  • ···Ա· adjective
  • ܲ··Ա· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anemic1

First recorded in 1830–40; anem(ia) + -ic
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., a new mother who led the anemic Republican support for parental leave, declared that it demonstrated "the importance of female members having a vote in Washington, D.C."

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We need to build an alternative media infrastructure that is sharply critical of both Trump and the anemic Democratic opposition.

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“ gets me is the anemic pushback. Anemic. Almost like, ‘Yes, daddy.’

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The anemic hauls so early in the season mark the latest setback for California’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery, a roughly $45-million-a-year industry that delivers one of the state’s most iconic culinary delights.

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Meanwhile, the incoming Trump appointees vow to shred the already anemic social safety net through which too children are already falling through.

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