bulimic — u*lim ic (b[u^]*l[=e]m [i^]k) a. 1. of or pertaining to bulimia. [PJC] 2. suffering from bulimia. [PJC] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bulimic — (adj.) 1854, voracious (see BULIMIA (Cf. bulimia)). Meaning suffering from bulimia nervosa is recorded from 1977. The noun in this sense is from 1980 … Etymology dictionary
bulimic — [[t]buːlɪ̱mɪk[/t]] bulimics ADJ If someone is bulimic, they are suffering from bulimia. ...bulimic patients... I was anorexic and bulimic. N COUNT A bulimic is someone who is bulimic. ...a former bulimic … English dictionary
bulimic — 1. adjective a) Suffering from bulimia nervosa. My sister was bulimic and consequently had a number of health problems. b) Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa. The woman had displayed a number of bulimic symptoms, prompting her family to stage an … Wiktionary
bulimic — Relating to, or suffering from, bulimia nervosa. * * * bu·lim·ic lim ik, lē mik adj of, relating to, or affected with bulimia <bulimic patients> bulimic n an individual affected with bulimia … Medical dictionary
bulimic — bulimia (also bulimia nervosa) ► NOUN ▪ an emotional disorder characterized by bouts of overeating, typically alternating with fasting or self induced vomiting. DERIVATIVES bulimic adjective & noun. ORIGIN Greek boulimia ravenous hunger , from… … English terms dictionary
bulimic — adjective or noun see bulimia … New Collegiate Dictionary
bulimic — /byooh lim ik, lee mik, booh , beuh /, adj. 1. pertaining to, resembling, or affected by bulimia. n. 2. a person suffering from bulimia. Also, bulimiac /byooh lim ee ak , lee mee , booh , beuh /. [1850 55; bulim(y) earlier form of BULIMIA + IC,… … Universalium
bulimic — adj. hyperphagic, suffering from bulimia (type of eating disorder) … English contemporary dictionary
bulimic — bu·lim·ic … English syllables