anorectic vs overweight

anorectic

adj
  • Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic. 

  • Causing a loss of appetite. 

noun
  • A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic. 

  • A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss. 

overweight

adj
  • Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height. 

  • Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce. 

  • Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in. 

verb
  • To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of. 

  • To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on. 

noun
  • An overweight person. 

  • The condition of being overweight. 

  • An excess of weight. 

  • A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration. 

How often have the words anorectic and overweight occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )