Meanings
adjectivebulimic (comparative more bulimic, superlative most bulimic)
comparative more bulimic · superlative most bulimic
- Suffering from bulimia nervosa.
My sister was bulimic and consequently had a number of health problems.
- Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa.
The woman had displayed a number of bulimic symptoms, prompting her family to stage an intervention.
nounbulimic (plural bulimics)
plural bulimics
- A person suffering from bulimia nervosa.
The hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
- Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
- Ancient Greekλῑμός (līmós)
- Ancient Greekβούλῑμος (boúlīmos)
- Ancient Greekβουλῑμῐ́ᾱ (boulīmĭ́ā)
- Englishbulimia
- Englishbulimic
Translations
Catalan bulímic, bulímic
- bulímicsuffering from bulimia nervosa
- bulímicof, or relating to, bulimia nervosa
French boulimique, boulimique
- boulimiquesuffering from bulimia nervosa
- boulimiqueof, or relating to, bulimia nervosa
- boulimiqueperson suffering from bulimia
Spanish bulímico, bulímico
- bulímicosuffering from bulimia nervosa
- bulímicoof, or relating to, bulimia nervosa
- bulímicoperson suffering from bulimia
Swedish bulimisk, bulimisk
- bulimisksuffering from bulimia nervosa
- bulimiskof, or relating to, bulimia nervosa
- bulimikerperson suffering from bulimia
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Cite this entry
APA
bulimic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulimic
MLA
“bulimic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulimic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bulimic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulimic.
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