anorexic

Meaning

Adj

1. Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
2. (broadly) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
3. Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).

Noun

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

Synonyms

anorectic

anorexia

anorexigenic

Translations

anorexique

anoressico

anoréxico

anoréxico

magersüchtig

anoressica

anorektisch

anorético

anorèxic

anoréxica

anorexigen

anorèxica

appetitlos

anoressizzante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ænəˈɹɛksɪk/

Etymology

From anorexia + -ic.