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anemic — ANÉMIC, Ă, anemici, ce, adj., s.m. şi f. 1. adj., s.m. şi f. (Persoană) care suferă de anemie. 2. adj. fig. Fără vlagă, slab; fără valoare. – Din fr. anémique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 09.02.20 … Dicționar Român
anemic — index languid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
anemic — (adj.) alternative (chiefly U.S.) spelling of ANAEMIC (Cf. anaemic) (q.v.). See AE (Cf. ae) … Etymology dictionary
anemic — bloodless, *pale Antonyms: full blooded: florid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
anemic — [adj] weak and pale bloodless, feeble, frail, infirm, pallid, sickly, wan, watery; concepts 314,483,618 Ant. flushed, strong … New thesaurus
anemic — (Brit. anaemic) ► ADJECTIVE 1) suffering from anaemia. 2) lacking spirit or vitality … English terms dictionary
anemic — adjective Date: 1852 1. relating to or affected with anemia 2. a. lacking force, vitality, or spirit < an anemic rendition of the song > < anemic efforts at enforcement > b. lacking interest or savor ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
Anemic — Relating to anemia, the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, decreased. Persons with anemia may… … Medical dictionary
anemic — anemically, adv. /euh nee mik/, adj. 1. Pathol. suffering from anemia. 2. lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; listless; weak: an anemic effort; anemic tones. Also, anaemic. [1830 40; ANEM(IA) + IC] * * * … Universalium
anemic — adjective 1) his anemic face Syn: colorless, bloodless, pale, pallid, wan, ashen, gray, sallow, pasty faced, whey faced, peaked, sickly, etiolated 2) an anemic description of her feelings Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
anemic — a|ne|mic [ ə nimık ] adjective 1. ) suffering from ANEMIA 2. ) weak or not effective: You really can t expect much from such anemic advertising … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
