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Asthenic

Asthenic \As*then"ic\, a. [Gr. 'asqeniko`s; 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength.] (Med.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating. [1913 Webster] ||

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
asthenic

1789, from Modern Latin, from Greek asthenikos, from asthenes "weak, without strength, feeble" (see asthenia).

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asthenic

a. Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.

WordNet
asthenic
  1. adj. lacking strength or vigor [syn: adynamic, debilitated, enervated]

  2. having a slender physique

Usage examples of "asthenic".

I spotted him every day on the streets of the village: an asthenic olive-skinned man, with a scraggly fringe of brown beard and a hawkish Semitic face.

Wilma was an asthenic blonde who specialized in decorative plant-animal hybrids.

High gee and low gee were not particularly demanding to one of my asthenic physique.