# anorexic

Pronunciation: say "an-uh-REK-sik" /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/

## Adjective

1. Relating to anorexia nervosa, or suffering from the condition.
   - Simple: Having the illness anorexia nervosa, or connected to it.
   - _Several anorexic patients on the ward were slowly regaining weight under close supervision._
   - _Her parents realized she had become anorexic only when her school called them._
3. Very thin, or so slight as to have little substance.
   - Simple: Very thin, or so small and weak that there is little to it.
   - _After the cuts, the department was left with an anorexic staff of three._
   - _The cookbook's anorexic portions would barely feed a child._
4. Having little or no appetite, as a symptom of any of various diseases.
   - Simple: Having little or no wish to eat, as a sign of some illness.
   - _On admission the patient was feverish, nauseated, and anorexic._
   - _The vet noted that the dog had been anorexic since the infection began._

## Noun

2. A person who suffers from anorexia nervosa.
   - Simple: A person who has the illness anorexia nervosa.
   - _The support group welcomes recovering anorexics and their families._
   - _As a recovering anorexic, he plans every meal with his dietitian._
5. A medicine that suppresses the appetite.
   - Simple: A medicine that makes you feel less hungry.
   - _The trial compared a new anorexic with a placebo in adults trying to lose weight._
   - _Her doctor declined to prescribe an anorexic and suggested a meal plan instead._

## Origin

Formed from anorexia and the suffix -ic.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/anorexic (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).