Anemically
pathology. suffering from .
lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; listless; weak:
an anemic effort; anemic tones.
contemporary examples
his last published work was a poorly received, anemically selling biography of sarah palin.
joe mcginniss: the hide of an alligator, and then some lloyd grove march 11, 2014
historical examples
indeed it was anemically green; uneven, hacked and ragged; shorn of its emerald beauty.
greener than you think ward moore
adjective
the usual us spelling of anaemic
adj.
alternative (chiefly u.s.) spelling of anaemic (q.v.). see ae.
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an plant, seed, or spore. noun a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind
- Anemochorous
(of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind. (of a plant) having anemochorous fruits, seeds, or spores, as the dandelion.
- Anemogram
an anemographic record.
- Anemograph
a recording anemometer. historical examples the hut is towards the left-hand side and the anemograph is on the hill. the home of the blizzard douglas mawson the anemograph screen was blown over and smashed beyond all repair. the home of the blizzard douglas mawson in a seventy-five-mile wind, hodgeman had several fingers frost-bitten this morning […]