anorexic

anorexic

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/

Adjective

anorexic (comparative more anorexic, superlative most anorexic)

1. Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
2. (by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
   • 2005, Kathy Lette, A Stitch in Time (page 17)

     He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.

Synonyms

• anorectic
• See also Thesaurus:scrawny

Derived terms

• sexually anorexic

 

Translations

pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia

Catalan: anorèctic Chinese: Mandarin: 厭食症患者／厌食症患者 (yànshízhèng huànzhě) Danish: anorektisk Esperanto: anoreksia Finnish: anorektinen (fi) Galician: anoréxico (gl) German: magersüchtig (de) Italian: anoressico (it) Polish: anorektyczny (pl) Portuguese: anoréxico (pt) Spanish: anoréxico (es) Swedish: anorektisk (sv)

thin

Catalan: anorèctic Galician: anoréxico (gl) Polish: anorektyczny (pl) Portuguese: anoréxico (pt) Spanish: anoréxico (es)

Noun

anorexic (plural anorexics)

1. Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
2. A medicine which suppresses appetite.

Synonyms

• anorectic

Derived terms

• sexual anorexic

 

Translations

someone suffering from anorexia nervosa

Catalan: anorèctic m, anorèctica f Finnish: anorektikko (fi) French: anorexique (fr) Galician: anoréxico (gl) m, anoréxica f Polish: anorektyk (pl) m, anorektyczka (pl) f Portuguese: anoréxico (pt) m, anoréxica f Romanian: anorexic m, anorexică f Spanish: anoréxico (es) m, anoréxica (es) f Swedish: anorektiker (sv) c