Skinny vs. Anorexic

Skinnyadjective

(informal) thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

‘Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender’;

Anorexicadjective

Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Skinnyadjective

Low-fat.

Anorexicadjective

(by extension) Thin, skinny.

Skinnyadjective

Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).

Anorexicnoun

Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Skinnyadjective

(of clothing) tight-fitting

‘skinny jeans’;

Anorexicnoun

A medicine which suppresses appetite.

Skinnynoun

(colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.

‘She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.’;

Anorexicnoun

a person suffering from anorexia nervosa

Skinnynoun

A state of nakedness; nudity.

Anorexicadjective

suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin

Skinnynoun

(informal) A low-fat serving of coffee.

Anorexicadjective

relating to, characterized by, or suffering from anorexia.

Skinnynoun

A skinny being.

Anorexicadjective

extremely thin

‘the body is positively anorexic, helping to keep the guitar's weight within reasonable limits’;

Skinnyverb

(transitive) To reduce or cut down.

Anorexicnoun

a person suffering from anorexia.

Skinnyadjective

Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh.

‘He holds him with a skinny hand.’;

Anorexicnoun

a medicine which produces a loss of appetite.

Skinnynoun

confidential information about a topic or person;

‘he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner’;

Skinnyadjective

having unattractive thinness;

‘a child with skinny freckled legs’; ‘a long scrawny neck’;