anaemic
adjective (mainly US anemic) /əˈniː.mɪk/Definition
› suffering from anaemia: Lack of iron in your diet can make you anaemic.Disorders and diseases of the heart and blood › without any energy and effort: Both actors gave fairly anaemic performances.Lacking interest and enthusiasmUnwilling and reluctantNot showing or feeling emotions
(Definition of anaemic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apathetic adjective
- apathy noun
- blasé adjective
- bothered adjective
- can take it or leave it idiom
- flatly adverb (WITHOUT EMOTION)
- half-hearted adjective
- incurious adjective
- indifference noun
- indifferent adjective (NOT INTERESTED)
- lukewarm adjective (REACTION)
- passionless adjective
- politely adverb
- spiritless adjective
- stolid adjective
- taker noun (ACCEPT)
- tepid adjective (NOT ENTHUSIASTIC)
- unconcerned adjective
- world-weary adjective
- your heart isn't in it idiom
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