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anorectic

9.9

Being very thin because they try not to eat

adjective
/ˌænəˈrɛktɪk/

Specialized

: anorexico

Many anorectic individuals face significant struggles with their self-image and mental health.

Examples

Nutritionists often provide special plans for those who are anorectic to help them recover and gain strength.
He was glowering at Latham, his brow darkening at being mentioned in the same breath as a pop star and an anorectic actress whose proudest possessions appeared to be her belly button and her butt.

Fiction book (1990)
The doctor advised that someone who is anorectic should seek immediate treatment to regain a healthy weight.

Synonyms

anorexic

vsanorectic

21 7.0

Very thin and eating very little because they fear gaining weight

has identical meaning but is a different word form

emaciated

vsanorectic

8 7.8

Extremely thin from illness or lack of food with bones showing

refers specifically to thinness caused by an eating disorder

cachectic

vsanorectic

Specialized

9.9

Very thin and weak because of serious illness

focuses on thinness from a specific eating disorder rather than general wasting

Antonyms

healthy

695 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

well-nourished

2 3.4

Having enough healthy food to grow and stay healthy

How Thin

emaciated

8 7.8

underweight

8 3.1

anorectic

Specialized

9.9

thin

314 1.0

slender

57 1.4

Surface Forms

anorectic positive

Morphology

anorectic = anorexia (transparent) = anorexia + tic

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-tic' to the noun 'anorexia', so the relation to the disorder and 'loss of appetite' is directly expressed.

Etymology

Anorectic comes from Greek parts an- meaning 'not' and orexis meaning 'appetite', so it literally means 'without appetite'. That's why someone described as anorectic has very little desire to eat and can become abnormally thin.