anorexic
Plural: anorexics
Noun
- A person affected with anorexia.
- a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
- Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
- A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Adjective Satellite
- suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
Adj
- Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
- Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
- Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).
Examples
- His scoring was anorexic this game, barely reaching double digits per turn.
- The hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see.
Origin / Etymology
From anorexia + -ic.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
anorexic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordanorexic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anorexic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
anorexic: valid Words With Friends Word