an·orex·ic
ˌa-nə-ˈrek-sik 
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Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
His maternal grandmother was anorexic.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
When Klara ends up in the local hospital’s anorexic ward, David and Laura must resort to even more desperate measures, which paradoxically help thaw out their own emotional cold war.
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Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Other folks smight only have enough space for a pair of anorexic goats.
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Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In 2022, Austrian director Marie Kreutzer released Corsage, the excellent feminist re-reading of the life of 19th century Empress Elizabeth, known as Sissi, with Vicki Krieps as the eccentric, anorexic empress and Florian Teichtmeister as her philandering husband, Franz Joseph I.
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Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
His maternal grandmother was anorexic.
—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
When Klara ends up in the local hospital’s anorexic ward, David and Laura must resort to even more desperate measures, which paradoxically help thaw out their own emotional cold war.
—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Other folks smight only have enough space for a pair of anorexic goats.
—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Anorexic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anorexic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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anorexic
1 of 2 adjective
an·orex·ic
-ˈrek-sik
2
: relating to, characteristic of, or affected with anorexia nervosa
anorexic
2 of 2 noun
: a person affected with anorexia nervosa
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