anorectic

adjective

variants also anoretic
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Recent Examples of anorectic Beyond that, signs' late and early parts are called anorectic and critical degrees. — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anorectic
  1. anorexic
  2. skeletal
  3. emaciated
  4. gaunt
  5. haggard
Adjective
  • At once too frigid and too promiscuous within the terms of early psychoanalysis, the anorexic woman’s appetites (or lack thereof) were a threat to the cultural order.
    — Anna Shechtman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
  • From much of the plaza, yet another anorexic supertall for squillionaires, rising at 29th Street, now blots it out.
    — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
Definition of anorexic
Adjective
  • Excessive systemic exposure to fluorides can also lead to skeletal fluorosis, which causes pain, stiffness and bone deformities, or dental/enamel fluorosis, which causes tooth discoloration.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Shoham said their guards told them they were being purposely starved so that, upon their release, the images of their skeletal frames and sunken faces would inflame the Israeli public and force the Netanyahu government to broker a deal.
    — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of skeletal
Adjective
  • The emaciated boy, whose wrists and ankles were duct taped together, was seen on a Ring camera begging a neighbor for help.
    — KC Baker, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Over the rounds of hostage releases, male captives have generally appeared more emaciated than the women, suggesting the men were worse fed.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of emaciated
Adjective
  • In the distance, a line of tall gaunt leafless trees becomes visible.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Stepping out from a white van, the Israeli civilian looked gaunt and frightened.
    — Mick Krever, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of gaunt
Adjective
  • There’s a slight Francis Bacon aspect to them, poetic but at the same time incontrovertibly real, depicting every distorted limb, every haggard face and emaciated body, every wound and scar.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Nobody could have given this song so much haggard soul.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of haggard

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