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anorectic

adjective noun

causing loss of appetite

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
C
Contains
NO
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ænəˈɹɛktɪk

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. causing loss of appetite

    “an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug”

adjective

  1. suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin

noun

  1. a person suffering from anorexia nervosa

In context

Example Sentences

an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug

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