{ ‖ } n. [ NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger; boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf. F. boulimie. ] 1. (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a disordered eating habit characterized by occasional episodes of excessive eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or abuse of laxatives, to avoid gaining weight; it is often accompanied by feelings of guilt; -- called also bulimia nervosa and binge-purge syndrome. It is observed mainly in young women of normal weight. [ PJC ]

a. [ See 4th Lime. ] 1. Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous. “Limy snares.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Containing lime; as, a limy soil. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Slimier superl. Slimiest. ] Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slimy things did crawl with legs
Upon the slimy sea. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]