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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit anemic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is lacking in vitality, strength, or effectiveness, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The presentation was a bit anemic, lacking the energy and enthusiasm we expected from the speaker."
Alternatives: "somewhat lacking" or "a little weak".
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We also liked the tender rings of grilled calamari in a garlic-herb butter, though they had no visible grill marks and came across a bit anemic.
That's an impressive number for an academic-press book, if a bit anemic compared with the 1.2 million views for "Fear the Boom and Bust," a Hayek versus John Maynard Keynes rap video that went up on YouTube in January.
The 3.6x optical zoom seems a bit anemic, though, especially for a $330 camera.
Not as bad as those old VW Microbuses this vehicle is so redolent of, but still a bit anemic.
It looks classy, and although the speakers are a bit anemic at 26W each, Onkyo is a good brand and I trust them to be pretty high-quality.
That $100 million is now looking a bit anemic.
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Indeed, it led Jennifer Duffy, a political analyst for the Cook Political Report, to marvel a bit at Mr. Kean's anemic start.
For years, doctors had been telling me I was a little anemic, or a bit Vitamin D deficient.
Nintendo has compensated a bit for the Wii's anemic performance with a vaguely Impressionistic art style, but like Impressionist paintings, Skyward Sword doesn't look so great close up.
I was less taken with the tarte flambée; the flatbread had a cracker-thin crust but was anemic-looking and a bit limp.
It was refreshing, if a bit disorienting, to walk through the ageless shadowlands of a city that seems to grow slicker and more anemic each day.
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