anorexic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++an·o·rex·ic /ˌænəˈreksɪk◂/ adjective MIsuffering from or relating to anorexia 厌食的► see thesaurus at thin —anorexic noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
anorexic• And I was getting thin, and she thought I was anorexic.• Both the anorexic and the mystic are impervious to this simple chain of events.• And, in similar circumstances, the anorexic can always starve herself again.• The yellow lights on their anorexic columns look mad, like cyclopean triffids, very thin, very tall.• In her paradoxical way, the anorexic is facing up to the truth implicit in her own convictions.• Other similarities between the suicide and the anorexic seem to me to relate to the individual's reactions to an impinging world.• People do not become anorexic simply through slimming too much, nor alcoholic through drinking too much.an·o·rex·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus anorexia to from relating or suffering
anorexic
an‧o‧rex‧ic /ˌænəˈreksɪk◂/
adjective
suffering from or relating to anorexia
—anorexic noun [countable]
■ person
▪thin having little fat on your body: a tall, thin man
▪slim thin in an attractive way: her slim figure | a slim woman in her fifties | Magazines are always full of advice about how to stay slim.
▪slender written thin in an attractive and graceful way – used especially about parts of the body, and used especially about women: her long, slender legs | She is slender, with very fair hair.
▪lean thin and looking healthy and fit: his lean body | He was lean and looked like a runner.
▪skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive: a skinny teenager | Your arms are so skinny!
▪slight written thin and delicate: a small, slight girl with big eyes
▪scrawny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ very thin, small, and weak-looking: a scrawny kid in blue jeans
▪underweight below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin: He had no appetite and remained underweight.
▪gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry: He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days.
▪emaciated /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtəd, ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd, -si-/ written extremely thin and weak, because you are ill or not getting enough to eat: The tents were filled with emaciated refugees.
▪skeletal written used about someone who is so thin that you can see the shape of their bones: The soldiers were shocked by the skeletal figures of the camp’s prisoners.
▪anorexic used about someone who is extremely thin because they have a mental illness that makes them stop eating: Her daughter is anorexic. | anorexic teenagers
an‧o‧rex‧ic /ˌænəˈreksɪk◂/
adjectivesuffering from or relating to anorexia
—anorexic noun [countable]
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