anaemic

1. 1.

   relating to anemia or suffering from anemia

   Synonymsanemic
2. 2.

   lacking vigor or energy

   “an anemic attempt to hit the baseball”

   Synonymsanemic

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Questions about anaemic

What does anaemic mean?

anaemic means "relating to anemia or suffering from anemia". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in anaemic?

anaemic has 4 syllables: a-na-e-mic. The stress falls on "e".

What is another word for anaemic?

Close synonyms include anemic, anemic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anaemic a common word?

anaemic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.