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anorectic

an·o·rec·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-uh-rek-tik]
    • /ˌæn əˈrɛk tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-uh-rek-tik]
    • /ˌæn əˈrɛk tɪk/

Definitions of anorectic word

  • adjective anorectic Also, anorectous. having no appetite. 1
  • adjective anorectic causing a loss of appetite. 1
  • noun anorectic an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant. 1
  • noun anorectic Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic. 1
  • noun anorectic A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic. 0
  • noun anorectic A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss. 0

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Origin of anorectic

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; an-1 + orectic

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Parts of speech for Anorectic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anorectic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for anorectic

adj anorectic

  • angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
  • bony — Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones.
  • puny — of less than normal size and strength; weak.
  • scrawny — excessively thin; lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny neck.
  • shadow — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.

adjective anorectic

  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.

Antonyms for anorectic

adj anorectic

  • chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
  • overweight — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
  • plump — direct; downright; blunt.
  • fat — File Allocation Table
  • thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.

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