bulimic

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

adjective

1. relating to, resembling, or affected by bulimia.

noun

1. a person who has or experiences bulimia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulimic¹

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

Example Sentences

It’s something she’s touched on in her music before, in 2012’s Electra Heart, on track Teen Idle, she alludes to being bulimic, with mentions of purging.

From BBC

A working actor for decades, Brown got his first series regular job playing a bulimic cop on the FX comedy “Starved.”

From Los Angeles Times

“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

"I was on such an ego trip that I became bulimic and had anorexia nervosa," Geller says, looking back to the decade he spent in New York.

From BBC

In a world beset by celebrity culture and distorted by the bulimic dynamics of social media, we need more than ever to pursue things precisely for themselves.

From Washington Post