anorectic

1 of 2

adjective

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 2

noun

variants or less commonly anoretic

1

: an anorectic agent

2

: anorexic

Examples of anorectic in a Sentence

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Noun

In 1988, at the age of 6, Rachel Aviv, a future staff writer at the New Yorker, became America’s youngest hospitalized anorectic. —Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022

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 2 noun

variants also anoretic

1

: an anorectic agent

2

: anorexic