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adj. - Having a slender physique; Lacking strength or vigor.

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  • This complaint, which I would call asthenic catarrh, requires directly opposite treatment from the inflammatory or sthenic catarrh.
  • I got one wrong too, but in my case it was asthenic which tripped me up.
  • "Tch, tch," DeCastros said, "can anyone really be so asthenic as you seem, Mr. Wordsley?"
  • By contrast, the Gorgons seemed stately and dour, with sheirl Zuranie a frail asthenic wraith.
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