bulimic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Ancient Greek λῑμός (līmós) Ancient Greek βούλῑμος (boúlīmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek βουλῑμῐ́ᾱ (boulīmĭ́ā)lbor. English bulimia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English bulimic From bulimia + -ic.
Meanings
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Suffering from bulimia nervosa.
My sister was bulimic and consequently had a number of health problems.
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Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa.
The woman had displayed a number of bulimic symptoms, prompting her family to stage an intervention.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bulimic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most bulimic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bulimically · nonbulimic · antibulimic · prebulimic
Translations (8)
es bulímico (of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa) · sv bulimisk (of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa) · es bulímico (suffering from bulimia nervosa) · fr boulimique (of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa) · ca bulímic (of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa) · sv bulimisk (suffering from bulimia nervosa) · fr boulimique (suffering from bulimia nervosa) · ca bulímic (suffering from bulimia nervosa)