bulimic

[byoo-lim-ik, -lee-mik, boo-, buh-]

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adjective

pertaining to, resembling, or affected by bulimia.

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noun

a person suffering from bulimia.

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Also bu·lim·i·ac

[byoo-lim-ee-ak, -lee-mee-, boo-, buh-] /byuˈlɪm iˌæk, -ˈli mi-, bu-, bə-/.

Origin of bulimic

1850–55; bulim(y) earlier form of bulimia + -ic, or bulimi(a) + -ac

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Related Words

malnourished, bulimic, emaciated, thin

Examples from the Web for bulimic

Contemporary Examples

Kate is not bulimic, and indeed she had appeared to be gaining (a little) weight in the past few weeks.
Katie Couric on Kate Middleton: She's Getting Too Thin
Tom Sykes
September 4, 2012

Historical Examples

These bulimic purges were coupled with growing schizoid tendencies.
After the Rain
Sam Vaknin

Word Origin and History for bulimic

adj.

1854, "voracious;" see bulimia + -ic. Meaning "suffering from bulimia nervosa" is recorded from 1977. The noun in this sense is from 1980.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper