ANOREXIC


Meaning of ANOREXIC in English

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

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