anorectic

Also an·o·ret·ic

[an-uh-rek-tik]

adjective

1. Rarely anorectous having no appetite.

2. causing a loss of appetite.

noun

1. an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anorectic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; an- ¹ + orectic