bulimic
/bəˈlɪmɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.21 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa.
noun
Example Sentences
- "My sister was bulimic and consequently had a number of health problems."
- "The woman had displayed a number of bulimic symptoms, prompting her family to stage an intervention."
- "The hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see."
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.