anorectic vs slim

anorectic

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

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

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

  • Causing a loss of appetite. 

slim

noun
  • A potato farl. 

  • A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes. 

  • AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages. 

  • Cocaine. 

adj
  • Designed to make the wearer appear slim. 

  • Slender in an attractive way. 

  • Long and narrow. 

  • Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient. 

  • Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy. 

  • Very small, tiny. 

verb
  • To make slimmer; to reduce in size. 

  • To lose weight in order to achieve slimness. 

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