anemic

Definition

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.

Etymology

From anemia + -ic.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "My ordinarily even disposition was shattered, I thought, beyond repair — a condition that was not improved by my utter abhorrence of a diet of infant's food and anemic vegetables."