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anemically

a·ne·mic
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-nee-mik]
    • /əˈni mɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-nee-mik]
    • /əˈni mɪk/

Definitions of anemically word

  • adjective anemically Pathology. suffering from anemia. 1
  • adjective anemically lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; listless; weak: an anemic effort; anemic tones. 1
  • noun anemically In an anemic manner. 1

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Origin of anemically

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; anem(ia) + -ic

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Parts of speech for Anemically

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anemically popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

anemically usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for anemically

adverb anemically

  • palely — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
  • wanly — of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.

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