anemic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈniːmɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈnimɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə nēmik)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•ne•mic /əˈnimɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. having or suffering from anemia:an anemic child.
    2. lacking power, vigor, or substance:anemic profits.
    a•ne•mi•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•ne•mic  (ə nēmik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologysuffering from anemia.
  2. lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness;
    listless;
    weak:an anemic effort; anemic tones.Also, anaemic. 
  • anem(ia) + -ic 1830–40
a•nemi•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anemic /əˈniːmɪk/ adj
  1. the usual US spelling of anaemic
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•nae•mic  (ə nēmik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologyanemic.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anaemic, US anemic /əˈniːmɪk/ adj
  1. relating to or having anaemia
  2. pale and sickly looking; lacking vitality
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