anorexic

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/

Adjective

anorexic (comparative more anorexic, superlative most anorexic)

Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
(by extension) Thin, skinny.

Synonyms

anorectic
See also Thesaurus:scrawny

Translations

pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia

Catalan: anorèctic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 厭食症患者, 厌食症患者 (yànshízhèng huànzhě)
Esperanto: anoreksia
Finnish: anorektinen

Galician: anoréxico
German: magersüchtig (de)
Portuguese: anoréxico (pt)
Spanish: anoréxico (es)

thin

Catalan: anorèctic
Galician: anoréxico

Portuguese: anoréxico (pt)
Spanish: anoréxico (es)

Noun

anorexic (plural anorexics)

Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
A medicine which suppresses appetite.

Synonyms

anorectic

Translations

someone suffering from anorexia nervosa

Catalan: anorèctic m, anorèctica f
Finnish: anorektikko (fi)
French: anorexique (fr)
Galician: anoréxico m, anoréxica f

Portuguese: anoréxico (pt) m, anoréxica f
Romanian: anorexic m, anorexica f
Spanish: anoréxico (es) m, anoréxica (es) f

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