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anorectic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ænəˈɹɛktɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.

Meanings

1. Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.
   • […]cultural historians would trace the impact of the drug across a wide spectrum of popular culture, from the Mods of Britain to the new anorectic chic of the fashion world as exemplified by models like Twiggy. 2004, Martin Torgoff, “White Light, White Heat”, in Can’t Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, 1945–2000, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 160:
2. Causing a loss of appetite.
   • anorectic agents
   • anorectic drugs

Forms

Coordinates

hyporexic

Deriveds

anorectically · subanorectic · nonanorectic

Synonyms

anorexic

Translations (7)

ca anorèctic (characterised by a lack of appetite) · ru анорексический (characterised by a lack of appetite) · es anoréxico (characterised by a lack of appetite) · pl anorektyczny (characterised by a lack of appetite) · fi anorektinen (characterised by a lack of appetite) · sv anorektisk (characterised by a lack of appetite) · da anorektisk (characterised by a lack of appetite)

anorectic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ænəˈɹɛktɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.

Meanings

1. A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
2. A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.
   • stimulants and anorectics

Forms

Translations (2)

pl anorektyczka (person) · pl anorektyk (person)