anorexic
Collocations
5ADJ.
fat, high, special
VERB + ANOREXIC
became, become, looks, point, thought
ANOREXIC + NOUN
collection, girl, girls, puberty, school, verse, woman, women
PREP.
on
ADV.
almost
Definitions
adj
Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
I thought of anorexic girls whose puberty has stalled, leaving them crossed between elderly ladies and overburdened children with false smiles, apparently perfect, teeth unstained, until their organs began to fail.
Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.
Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).
noun
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
The hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see.
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
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6I thought of anorexic girls whose puberty has stalled, leaving them crossed between elderly ladies and overburdened children with false smiles, apparently perfect, teeth unstained, until their organs
WiktionaryHe was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.
WiktionaryThe hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see.
WiktionaryThe number of anorexic high school girls practicing extreme dietary restrictions is increasing.
Tatoeba · #407919Tom is anorexic.
Tatoeba · #1841465She's anorexic.
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