anorexic — [an΄əret′ikan΄ə reks′ik] adj. 1. suffering from anorexia 2. suppressing appetite for food n. 1. an anorexic person 2. an anorexic drug: Also anorectic [an΄ərek′tik] or anoretic [an΄əret′ik] … English World dictionary
anorexic — (adj.) 1876; see ANOREXIA (Cf. anorexia) + IC (Cf. ic). The immediate source or model is perhaps Fr. anorexique. As a noun meaning person with anorexia nervosa it is attested from 1913 … Etymology dictionary
anorexic — [adj] starving bulimic, emaciated, malnourished, sickly looking, thin, without appetite; concepts 490,491 … New thesaurus
anorexic — (also anorectic) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or suffering from anorexia. ► NOUN 1) a person suffering from anorexia. 2) (anorectic) a medicine which produces a loss of appetite … English terms dictionary
anorexic — [[t]ænəre̱ksɪk[/t]] anorexics ADJ If someone is anorexic, they are suffering from anorexia and so are very thin. Claire had been anorexic for three years. ...an anorexic teenager. N COUNT An anorexic is someone who is anorexic. Not eating makes… … English dictionary
anorexic — I UK [ˌænəˈreksɪk] / US adjective 1) suffering from anorexia 2) informal extremely thin II UK [ˌænəˈreksɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms anorexic : singular anorexic plural anorexics someone who has anorexia … English dictionary
anorexic — SYN: anorectic. * * * an·orex·ic rek sik adj 1) ANORECTIC (1a){{}}(2) 2) affected with anorexia nervosa anorexic n a person affected with anorexia nervosa * * * ano·rex·ic (an″o rekґsik) anorectic … Medical dictionary
anorexic — an|o|rex|ic [ˌænəˈreksık] adj suffering from or relating to anorexia >anorexic n … Dictionary of contemporary English
anorexic — an|o|rex|ic1 [ ,ænə reksık ] adjective 1. ) suffering from anorexia 2. ) INFORMAL extremely thin anorexic an|o|rex|ic 2 [ ,ænə reksık ] noun count someone who has ANOREXIA … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
anorexic — adjective suffering from or connected with anorexia anorexic noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
