anemic
24
5.7
- adjective
- /əˈniːmɪk/
- US
:
anémico
- "I want to know why these women and children are so anemic and why our current programs aren't helping them."
- anemic children
- anemic patients
- anemic growth
So the two that I was working with, she was having major health issues, and it's because she was anemic.
- So the two that I was working with, she was having major health issues, and it's because she was anemic.
- Yes, but so yes, the TikTok was saying if you're anemic, that happens.
- It's actually something a bit more, we could say bit more anemic, right?
Examples
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The doctor explained that a lack of iron in the diet could lead to becoming anemic.
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Historically, 2 to 2½ percent G.D.P. expansion is classified as "lackluster," even "anemic" economic growth.
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I think that with time it had an anemic influence.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ah, I wanted to find out if I was anemic.
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The world is anemic, and we are the vitamin.
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Improvement in vitamin A status may contribute to the control of anemic pregnant women.
Academic text (1994) -
We're stuck for now with an anemic and debt-laden economy that may muddle along for years.
Academic text (2011) -
With much of the West still suffering from anemic growth and high unemployment, Israel's situation seems enviable by comparison.
Academic text (2011) -
Thousands of American women, overworked, underfed, are dying, giving birth to anemic children who can't last out a year.
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Although blood tests showed her to be severely anemic, she refused the "unnatural" iron supplements and protein milkshakes I offered.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
104
2.0
Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy
38
2.7
Feeling weak and about to lose consciousness
30
6.1
Dull and showing little energy
15
5.3
Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy
13
4.1
Feeling very tired and having no energy
12
6.1
Not having energy or interest to do things
4
6.6
Showing no feeling and little energy
1
5.1
Being very tired and without energy
1
6.0
Showing little energy and no enthusiasm
1
9.5
Being dry and without life or energy
Feeling very tired and unable to do much
Dull and showing little energy or interest
Having little energy or feeling and seeming lifeless
Showing little energy and no enthusiasm
Feeling tired and weak
Feeling weak and tired as if you do not have energy
Weak in the body and having little strength
Physically weak and without energy, often after an illness
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Low oxygen in the body because the blood lacks enough red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry it
- Specialized
A condition where low hemoglobin makes body tissues get too little oxygen
How Weak
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anemic comes from Greek parts a- 'without' and haima 'blood', so it originally meant a lack of blood. That's why someone or something called anemic seems weak, pale, or low on energy.