boulimique

French

Etymology

19th century.[1] boulimie + -ique.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

boulimique (plural boulimiques)

  1. bulimic
    Antonym: anorexique
    Hypernym: frénétique
  2. (figuratively) ravenous, frenetic
    Hypernym: frénétique
    un lecteur boulimique(please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  1. boulimique” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).

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