From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanaemica‧nae‧mic (also anemic American English) /əˈniːmɪk/ adjective 1 MIsuffering from anaemia his anaemic-looking face2 writtenBORING seeming weak and uninteresting an anaemic first novel
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anaemic• Within minutes it's proved the baby is anaemic.• One third of the population is clinically anaemic and 80% of children under 5 years of age suffer from malnutrition.• By comparison the seemingly safe approach is anaemic and superficial - it does not really engage pupils.• It may be used to supplement the action of the indicated remedy in such anaemic or malnourished people.• It is commonly asymptomatic in anaemic patients. 