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anemic
What does anemic mean?
anemic (adjective): weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use anemic in a sentence?
- An anemic attempt to hit the baseball. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce anemic?
/əˈnimɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does anemic come from?
From anemia + -ic.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to anemic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “anemic” mean?
violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront
Not quite: that's what outrageous means.
weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness
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unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion
Not quite: that's what lazy means.
late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
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