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单词 bulimious
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bulimiousadj.

Brit. /b(j)ᵿˈlɪmɪəs/, /b(j)ᵿˈliːmɪəs/, U.S. /bʊˈlimiəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bulimia n., -ous suffix.
Etymology: < bulimia n. + -ous suffix. Compare bulimic adj.
Now rare.
= bulimic adj.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [adjective] > having (good) appetite > greedy or voracious
yevereOE
greedy971
reavingOE
fretewil?c1225
ravissantc1300
ravishingc1350
ravenous?1387
raveningc1390
ravisablea1425
eating1483
yeverous1483
savourousa1492
yevery1531
vorax1535
gluttonisha1586
falconish1587
ravin1615
vulturous1623
ravened1627
gorb?1635
esurine1687
voracious1693
gastrolatrous1694
tigerantica1704
gutsy1803
bulimious1816
polyphagian1825
yevrisome1825
edacious1829
polyphagous1837
tigerocious1874
bulimic1886
hyperphagic1943
1816 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 35 92 The bulimious appetite which so often exists previous to an attack of genuine apoplexy.
1842 Lancet 12 Feb. 690/2 The appetite became quite bulimious.
1885 F. Hall in N.Y. Nation 4 June 466 The bulimious Doctor [Johnson] would not have transacted his feeding so porcinely and perspiringly.
1984 P. Zindel When Darkness Falls xv. 212 He diagnosed me as being bulimious. That's what they call it when a woman feels rebuffed by her man and devastates her body by developing a voracious appetite.
2000 D. S. Bell Presidential Power Fifth Republic France xi. 236 Revelations about Mitterrand's bulimious appetite for phone taps undermined the image of the previous President.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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