anorexic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Ancient Greek ὀρέγω (orégō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía)lbor. English anorexia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anorexic From anorexia + -ic.
Meanings
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Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
I thought of anorexic girls whose puberty has stalled, leaving them crossed between elderly ladies and overburdened children with false smiles, apparently perfect, teeth unstained, until their organs began to fail.
2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 158:
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(broadly) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.
2005, Kathy Lette, A Stitch in Time, page 17:
- Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more anorexic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most anorexic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
nonanorexic · wannarexic · manorexic · antianorexic · sexually anorexic · anorexically · tanorexic · preanorexic
Synonyms
Translations (17)
ca anorèctic (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · it anoressico (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · eo anoreksia (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · da anorektisk (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · pt anoréxico (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · fi anorektinen (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · gl anoréxico (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · es anoréxico (thin) · sv anorektisk (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · pt anoréxico (thin) · cmn 厭食症患者 /厌食症患者 (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · pl anorektyczny (thin) · de magersüchtig (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · es anoréxico (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · gl anoréxico (thin) · pl anorektyczny (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) · ca anorèctic (thin)