anorexic
pronunciation
How to pronounce anorexic in British English:
UK [ˌænəˈreksɪk]
How to pronounce anorexic in American English:
US [ˌænəˈrɛksɪk]
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- Noun:
- a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
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- Adjective:
- suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
Word Origin
- anorexic (adj.)
- 1876; see anorexia + -ic. The immediate source or model is perhaps French anorexique. As a noun meaning "person with anorexia nervosa" it is attested from 1913.
Example
- 1. Kate bosworth anorexic pictures in bikini kate bosworth gossip .
- 2. Because I 'm not anorexic ?
- 3. To stuff her anorexic face .
- 4. My dad was an anorexic .
- 5. It all began , I think , with the anorexic boyfriend at university .