adjective
anemic
uh-NEE-mik/əˈnimɪk/
Having too few healthy red blood cells or insufficient hemoglobin.
The diagram on the right shows anemic blood with too few red blood cells.
Etymology
Anaemia supplies the original idea of being deficient in blood. The adjective extended from describing a medical condition to describing someone or something weak, pale, or lacking force.
In context
gunshots sound weak and anemic they're not loud they don't have pop to them um but when they're done really well they they super sell
More examples
- Blood tests confirmed that the patient was anemic.
- The anemic patient had too little hemoglobin in her blood.
- The clinician reviews possible causes of the patient's anemic condition.
Forms
anemic
Similar words
- weak
- The broad figurative comparison, without the specific blood condition.
- listless
- Describes low energy rather than its underlying medical cause.