Anorexic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anorexic is an adjective meaning Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
Meaning
Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
- (medicine) Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).
- Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
- A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Example Sentences
The hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see.
He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.
I thought of anorexic girls whose puberty has stalled, leaving them crossed between elderly ladies and overburdened children with false smiles, apparently perfect, teeth unstained, until their organs began to fail.
Word Forms
- anorexics
Synonyms for anorexic
Depending on context, synonyms include anorectic, lean, thin.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anorectic, thin, lean, tanorexic, anemious, anorexogenic.
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