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What is "anorectic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does anorectic mean in English? Meaning of anorectic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "anorectic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "anorectic": a person suffering from anorexia nervosa

Noun

  • Meaning: a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
  • Synonyms: anorectic anorexic
  • Hypernyms: diseased person sick person sufferer

    • Meaning of "anorectic": suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin

    Adjective

  • Meaning: suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
  • Synonyms: anorectic anorexic
  • Similar: lean thin

    • Meaning of "anorectic": causing loss of appetite

    Adjective

  • Meaning: causing loss of appetite
  • Example: an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug
  • Synonyms: anorectic anorexigenic
  • Similar: causative
  • Adjective: Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic. 2005: 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. — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 160)2005: 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. — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 160)Causing a loss of appetite.

    • Synonyms:

    starved, angular, bony, puny, scrawny, shadow, skeleton, skinny, gangly, undernourished, malnourished, undersized, skin and bones, stringbean,

    Antonyms:

    chubby, overweight, plump, fat, thick,

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    anorectic in English: anorectic
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