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a·nae·mic

(ə-nē′mĭk)

adj.

Variant of anemic.

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anaemic

(əˈniːmɪk) or

anemic

adj

1. (Pathology) relating to or suffering from anaemia

2. pale and sickly looking; lacking vitality

aˈnaemically adv

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a•ne•mic

(əˈni mɪk)

adj.

1. suffering from anemia.

2. lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; weak.

[1830–40]

a•ne′mi•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	anaemic - relating to anemia or suffering from anemia anemic
	2.	anaemic - lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball" anemic weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"

anaemic

adjective

1. pale, weak, dull, frail, feeble, wan, sickly, bloodless, colourless, infirm, pallid, ashen, characterless, enervated, like death warmed up (informal) Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
pale glowing, blooming, rosy, hearty, radiant, ruddy, sanguine, full-blooded, florid, rosy-cheeked, rubicund

2. weak, feeble, lacklustre, bland, poor, halfhearted We will see some economic recovery, but it will be very anaemic.

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Translations

مُصاب بالأَنِيمِيَايُعاني مِن فَقْر الدَّم

chudokrevný

anæmiskblodfattig

aneeminen

anemičan

blóîlaus

anemico

貧血の

빈혈의

chudokrvný

anemisk

ที่ขาดเลือดแดง

anemianemikkansız

thiếu máu

贫血的

anaemic

anemic (US) [əˈniːmɪk] ADJ (Med) → anémico (fig) (= weak) → débil

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

anaemic

[əˈniːmɪk] (British) anemic (US) adj

(MEDICINE) → anémique

(= insipid) [person, character] → insipide; [film, book] → plat(e), fade; [taste, colour] → insipide

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

anaemic

, (US) anemic

adj

→ anämisch, blutarm

(fig) → anämisch, saft- und kraftlos; colour, appearance → bleichsüchtig, anämisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

anaemic

anemic (Am) [əˈniːmɪk] adj → anemico/a

anaemia

(əˈniːmiə) (American) anemia noun

a medical condition caused by not having enough red cells in the blood.

aˈnaemic adjective

suffering from anaemia.

anaemic

→ مُصاب بالأَنِيمِيَا chudokrevný anæmisk blutarm αναιμικός anémico aneeminen anémié anemičan anemico 貧血の 빈혈의 bloedarm anemisk anemiczny anémico, anêmico малокровный anemisk ที่ขาดเลือดแดง anemi thiếu máu 贫血的

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