an‧o‧rex‧ic /ˌænəˈreksɪk◂/ adjective
suffering from or relating to anorexia
—anorexic noun [countable]

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thin having little fat on your body:
a tall, thin man
slim thin in an attractive way:
her slim figure
a slim woman in her fifties
Magazines are always full of advice about how to stay slim.
slender written thin in an attractive and graceful way – used especially about parts of the body, and used especially about women:
her long, slender legs
She is slender, with very fair hair.
lean thin and looking healthy and fit:
his lean body
He was lean and looked like a runner.
skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive:
a skinny teenager
Your arms are so skinny!
slight written thin and delicate:
a small, slight girl with big eyes
scrawny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ very thin, small, and weak-looking:
a scrawny kid in blue jeans
underweight below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin:
He had no appetite and remained underweight.
gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry:
He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days.
emaciated /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtəd, ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd, -si-/ written extremely thin and weak, because you are ill or not getting enough to eat:
The tents were filled with emaciated refugees.
skeletal written used about someone who is so thin that you can see the shape of their bones:
The soldiers were shocked by the skeletal figures of the camp’s prisoners.
anorexic used about someone who is extremely thin because they have a mental illness that makes them stop eating:
Her daughter is anorexic.
anorexic teenagers
paper-thin/wafer-thin extremely thin, like paper:
The walls of the apartment were paper-thin.
wafer-thin slices of pastry
The petals are paper-thin.

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