# anorexic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/ · frequency rank #40,118

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
2. Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
3. Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).

## Etymology
From anorexia + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **anorexia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anorexia-vs-anorexic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`annorexic`, `anoerxic`, `anoreixc`, `anorexci`, `anorexicc`, `anorexxic`, `anorrexic`, `anorxeic`, `anroexic`, `aonrexic`, `naorexic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anorexic