# anorectic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ænəˈɹɛktɪk/

## Definitions
1. Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.
2. Causing a loss of appetite.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.

## Source
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