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orthorexic

orthorexic adjective: having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating.

Adjective

orthorexic (comparative more orthorexic, superlative most orthorexic)

  1. Having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating

Noun

orthorexic (plural orthorexics)

  1. One who suffers from orthorexia

Forms of orthorexic

Adjective
comparativemore orthorexic
superlativemost orthorexic
Noun
pluralorthorexics

Questions about orthorexic

What does orthorexic mean?
Orthorexic means having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
What part of speech is orthorexic?
Orthorexic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near orthorexic in the dictionary

  1. orthoretroviral
  2. orthoretrovirus
  3. orthoretroviruses
  4. orthorexia
  5. orthorexia nervosa
  6. orthorexic
  7. orthorexics
  8. orthorhombic
  9. orthorhombic pyroxene
  10. orthorhombic pyroxenes
  11. orthorhombical

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