I. ˌanəˈreksik, -nōˈ- adjective
Etymology: anorexia + -ic (I)
1.
a. : anorectic
b. : relating to, characteristic of, or affected with or as if with anorexia nervosa
anorexic patients
: excessively skinny
anorexic models
2. : characterized by privation or deficiency
operations slimmed to anorexic proportions — Brian Dumaine et al
II. noun
( -s )
: a person affected with or as if with anorexia nervosa