Crossword clues for asthenic
asthenic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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
1789, from Modern Latin, from Greek asthenikos, from asthenes "weak, without strength, feeble" (see asthenia).
Wiktionary
a. Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
WordNet
adj. lacking strength or vigor [syn: adynamic, debilitated, enervated]
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.