0 suffering from bulimia (= a mental illness in which someone eats too much and then intentionally vomits), or relating to this illness: --
a bulimic pattern of overeating followed by purging
She said she was bulimic up to the age of 36.
1 a person who suffers from bulimia (= a mental illness in which someone eats too much and then intentionally vomits): --
a recovering bulimic
Bulimia can be hard to catch because many bulimics are a normal weight.
He was a bulimic who saved his life by joining Overeaters Anonymous.
A bulimic may have puffy cheeks because of swollen salivary glands.
I was a bulimic at age 16.
Magazines are blamed for everything from sexual promiscuity to bulimic behaviour.