The Only Use of "anemic" in "The Great Gatsby"

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The Only Use

anemic
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)

He was a blond, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome.
p. 25.4

anaemic = lacking vitality

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(1) (anemia)
a deficiency of red blood cells or where red blood cells are deficient in hemoglobin -- resulting in fatigue

or (less commonly):

suffering from a lack of energy
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)