anorexic

Pluralanorexics

1. 1
   adjective

   Having the illness anorexia nervosa, or connected to it.

   Her doctor said she was anorexic and needed help right away.

   The clinic runs a weekly support group for anorexic teens.

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A person who has the illness anorexia nervosa.

   As a teenager, she was an anorexic and spent months in treatment.

   The nurse had cared for many anorexics over the years.

3. 3
   adjective

   Very thin, or so small and weak that there is little to it.

   The town's anorexic budget left no money for new library books.

   The movie had an anorexic plot and almost no action.

   Similarskeletal, meager, skimpy, scanty, paltry

   Oppositegenerous, ample, bloated

4. 4
   adjective

   Having little or no wish to eat, as a sign of some illness.

   The sick puppy was anorexic and would not touch its food.

   After the operation, Grandpa stayed anorexic for a few days.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A medicine that makes you feel less hungry.

   The doctor gave him an anorexic to help him eat less.

   She stopped taking the anorexic because it made her feel shaky.

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