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单词 anorectic
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anorectic

1 of 2

adjective

an·​o·​rec·​tic ˌa-nə-ˈrek-tik How to pronounce anorectic (audio)
variants or less commonly anoretic
ˌa-nə-ˈre-tik How to pronounce anorectic (audio)
1
a
: lacking appetite
b
: anorexic sense 2
2
: causing loss of appetite

anorectic

2 of 2

noun

variants or less commonly anoretic
1
: an anorectic agent
2
: anorexic

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Greek anorektos, from a- + oregein to reach after — more at right

First Known Use

Adjective

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

anorectic 1 of 2

adjective

an·​o·​rec·​tic ˌan-ə-ˈrek-tik How to pronounce anorectic (audio)
variants also anoretic
-ˈret-ik How to pronounce anorectic (audio)
1
a
: lacking appetite
b
: anorexic sense 2
2
: causing loss of appetite
anorectic drugs

anorectic

2 of 2

noun

variants also anoretic
1
: an anorectic agent
2
: anorexic

anorectic

adjective

variants also anoretic
as in anorexic

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • anorexic
  • emaciated
  • skeletal
  • gaunt
  • haggard
  • cadaverous
  • lanky
  • weedy
  • wizened
  • twiggy
  • spindly
  • stringy
  • reedy
  • lank
  • waspish
  • pinched
  • rangy
  • scrawny
  • puny
  • spindling
  • angular
  • wiry
  • meager
  • rawboned
  • willowy
  • wasted
  • sinewy
  • sylphlike
  • scraggy
  • meagre
  • skinny
  • trim
  • bony
  • slight
  • lean
  • thin
  • slender
  • svelte
  • boney
  • fatless
  • lithe
  • slim
  • clean-limbed
  • spare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obese
  • overweight
  • fat
  • chubby
  • corpulent
  • rotund
  • tubby
  • plump
  • gross
  • portly
  • fleshy
  • bulky
  • stocky
  • heavy
  • heavyset
  • thick
  • beefy
  • thickset
  • chunky
  • stout
  • pudgy
  • husky
  • burly
  • weighty
  • dumpy
  • brawny
  • squat
  • stubby
  • potbellied
  • paunchy
  • flabby
  • buxom
  • soft
  • zaftig
  • roly-poly
  • hippy
  • full
  • round
  • zoftig
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