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UK
/ˌænɔːɹˈɛksɪk/
]
[ US /ˌænɝˈɛksɪk/ ]
[ US /ˌænɝˈɛksɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
NOUN
- a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
How To Use anorexic In A Sentence
- Most nuns fasted to keep the rule: the anorexics fasted to break it.
- I think maybe the key is emphasizing Stages 2 and 3 of Maudsley, so insurers don't see it only as a cheap way to refeed anorexics. Is Maudsley cheaper?
- Mostly it was full of anorexic patients, but once in a while I would see this one obese lady in the waiting room. Times, Sunday Times
- Drug addicts, alcoholics, bulimics, anorexics, and sex addicts line up to claim social causes of their problems.
- Meanwhile, one group of patients continues to worry clinicians and researchers: adults with anorexia, estimated to make up about 35 percent of anorexic patients.
- The original had a thin premise and an anorexic plot, but delivered brilliantly choreographed fight scenes and downplayed gun violence.
- On the cover of the novel is a photo of an anorexic young Johnny with earring and guitar; inside is his portrait of the faltering and the fameless. Lethem Heads West, Takes It Easy
- The irony gets a little heavy-handed - one of the baldies discovers love while picking up an anorexic chick in the hospital cafeteria - but the sentiment is genuine.
- It has been alleged these women have anorexia - as have countless other celebs over the years - so are we suggesting it is good to be anorexic?
- Some anorexics combine fasting with occasional binges, followed by self-induced purging or vomiting.