anorectic
1 of 2adjective
an·o·rec·tic ˌa-nə-ˈrek-tik 
variants or less commonly anoretic
ˌa-nə-ˈre-tik
1
a
: lacking appetite
b
: anorexic sense 2
2
: causing loss of appetite
anorectic
2 of 2noun
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
variants also anoretic
-ˈret-ik
1
a
: lacking appetite
b
: anorexic sense 2
2
: causing loss of appetite
anorectic drugs
anorectic
2 of 2noun
variants also anoretic
1
: an anorectic agent
2
: anorexic
anorectic
adjective
variants also anoretic
as in anorexic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- 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