alcoholic
adjective
noun
Origin of alcoholic
Synonym study
Related Words for alcoholic
fermented, inebriant, souse, tippler, lush, inebriate, boozer, wino, sot, dipsomaniac, hard, distilled, vinousExamples from the Web for alcoholic
Contemporary Examples of alcoholic
“No one set out to be an alcoholic,” Gil told writer Patrick Sisson.
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music IconMarcus Baram
November 15, 2014
By the time Prohibition was on the menu, we were very much an “alcoholic Republic.”
Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey is manufactured by Sazerac, an alcoholic beverage company based in Metairie, La.
I did think you had to end up on skid row if you were an alcoholic.
In St. Vincent, the actor plays a foulmouthed, alcoholic chain smoker with no regard for anyone but himself.
Historical Examples of alcoholic
This was undoubtedly a case of alcoholic blastophthoria and not ordinary heredity.
The Sexual QuestionAugust Forel
The huge still continued to trickle forth its alcoholic sweat.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
An alcoholic reek like that from old brandy casks issued from his mouth.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
Do not drink beer or whisky, or any other alcoholic liquors.
The Automobile Storage BatteryO. A. Witte
His garrulity might have an alcoholic basis, but his wits were clear enough.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic