anaemic
Lacking vital iron
Anaemic is the British spelling of anemic.
The literal meaning describes a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin, causing pallor and weakness.
Figuratively, anaemic describes anything lacking vigor, substance, or vitality: an anaemic performance, anaemic economic growth.
The word suggests something pale and underpowered—present but barely functioning.
Lacking distinctive qualities
- vapidDull, without depth
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
- dullLacking edge or interest
lifeless · flat · spiritless · tepid · bloodless · weak · feeble · wishy-washy
bland
Lacking distinctive qualities
- vapidDull, without depth
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
dull · lifeless · flat · spiritless · tepid · bloodless · weak · feeble · wishy-washy · half-hearted
pallid
Unhealthily lacking color
pasty · bloodless · colorless · ghostly · blanched · chalky · peaky · waxen · deathly · peaked
feeble
Weak and ineffective
- frailWeak and breakable
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
- enervatedDepleted of vitality
languid · listless · fatigued · exhausted · enfeebled · infirm · sapped · lethargic · torpid · weakened
- sickle-cell anaemiaGenetic disorder causing misshapen erythrocytes
- sickle cell anaemiaHereditary hemoglobin malformation disease