asthenic

as·then·ic

adj \as-ˈthe-nik\

Definition of ASTHENIC

1

: of, relating to, or exhibiting asthenia : weak

2

: ectomorphic 2

Examples of ASTHENIC

1. <resistance training can benefit the asthenic individual>

First Known Use of ASTHENIC

1789

Related to ASTHENIC

Synonyms: weak, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, slight, soft, softened, tender, unsubstantial, wasted, weakened, wimpish, wimpy

Antonyms: mighty, powerful, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong

Related Words: challenged, disabled, incapacitated, invalid; paralyzed; broken-down, decrepit; impotent, powerless; breakable, flimsy, fragile; dizzy, groggy, rocky, unsteady, woozy; drained, exhausted, flagging, tired, weary, worn-out; damaged, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, lame, unsound; resistless, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding

Near Antonyms: able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, fit, husky, muscular, sinewy, strapping, virile; hard, hardy, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sturdy, tough; fortified, hardened, inured, strengthened, toughened; energetic, energized, invigorated, vigorous, vitalized; hale, healthy, sound; capable, competent; convalescing, recovering, recuperating

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Rhymes with ASTHENIC

arsenic, Edenic, eugenic, Hellenic, hygienic, irenic, transgenic