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anoretic

/ˌænəˈɹɛtɪk/

anoretic is the alternative form of anorexic.

Meaning of anorexic

Adjective

anorexic (comparative more anorexic, superlative most anorexic)

  1. Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
    • I thought of anorexic girls whose puberty has stalled, leaving them crossed between elderly ladies and overburdened children with false smiles, apparently perfect, teeth unstained, until their organs began to fail.2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 158
  2. (broadly) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
    • He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.2005, Kathy Lette, A Stitch in Time, page 17
  3. Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).

See all 5 meanings of anorexic

Forms of anoretic

Adjective
comparativemore anoretic
superlativemost anoretic
Noun
pluralanoretics

Words that rhyme with anoretic

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Questions about anoretic

What is anoretic the alternative form of?
Anoretic is the alternative form of anorexic.
How do you pronounce anoretic?
Anoretic is pronounced /ˌænəˈɹɛtɪk/.

Words near anoretic in the dictionary

  1. anorectin
  2. anorectoplasties
  3. anorectoplasty
  4. anorectous
  5. anorectum
  6. anoretic
  7. anoretics
  8. anorexia
  9. anorexia athletica
  10. anorexia mirabilis
  11. anorexia nervosa

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