bulimic
Americanadjective
noun
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bulimics
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bulimic
First recorded in 1850–55; bulim(y) earlier form of bulimia + -ic, or bulimi(a) + -ac
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“You really have to advocate that you’re sick enough,” said eating disorder educator Gloria Lucas, a harm reduction activist and recovering bulimic who gets care through the Orange County Health Care Agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
So it was faith that finally helped her stop being bulimic?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2020
Noah had already come to me with the idea that Varga was purging, bulimic — hence the teeth.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2017
I know he will have bulimic episodes if he comes to the gathering, and it will be tricky not to invite him because he lives with my parents.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2016
Ideas were making the bulimic sick and she felt like she was ready to vomit them up.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
It’s telling that pro-ana inspires infinitely more coverage than pro-mia, as if body dysmorphia and dangerous diets aren’t really a problem for people who are at or above a “normal” weight, as most bulimics are.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
Although a high proportion of bulimics have “issues” with cupcakes, clearly the overwhelming majority of people who eat them don’t throw them up.
From Salon ● May 11, 2013
Allen's research, published in the May issue of the Personality and Individual Differences journal , grew out of work that he and his colleague Diane Spangler, a psychologist, were conducting on bulimics.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 25, 2010
The only people satisfying the insatiable needs of the capitalist machine and at the same time pleasing the thin-obsessed society are bulimics, the perfect citizens.
From Time Magazine Archive
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