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Vinony

anemic

adjective

  1. lacking iron or other nutrient
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈniː.mɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English anemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anemic From anemia + -ic.

  1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
  2. Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.

    “Near-synonyms: enervated, underoxygenated”

    “[H]e was one of those weak creatures full of a shifty cunning - who face neither God nor man, who face not even themselves, void of pride, timorous, anæmic, hateful souls.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English anemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anemic From anemia + -ic.

  1. A person who has anemia.