English Explanatory Dictionary

anorexic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
  2. Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
  3. Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).
noun
  1. Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
  2. A medicine which suppresses appetite.

Pronunciation

/ænəˈɹɛksɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-anorexic.wav

Word forms

anorexic more anorexic most anorexic anorexics

Etymology

From anorexia + -ic.

Synonyms

anorectic

Derived words

anorexically antianorexic manorexic nonanorexic preanorexic sexually anorexic tanorexic wannarexic sexual anorexic
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