bulimic

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

/ byuˈlɪm ɪk, -ˈli mɪk, bu-, bə- /

pertaining to, resembling, or affected by bulimia.

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-/.

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

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