bulimic

American  

[boo-lee-mik, -lim-ik, byoo-] / buˈli mɪk, -ˈlɪm ɪk, byu- /

Rarely bulimiac

adjective

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

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noun

1. a person who has or experiences bulimia.

Etymology

Origin of bulimic

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

Example Sentences

So it was faith that finally helped her stop being bulimic?

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2020

Burkett said she became depressed and bulimic and miscarried.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2017

Noah had already come to me with the idea that Varga was purging, bulimic — hence the teeth.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2017

But the device hardly allows bulimic tendencies: It’s impossible to completely empty your stomach using it.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2016

These bulimic purges were coupled with growing schizoid tendencies.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel