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alcoholic
[al-kuh-haw-lik, -hol-ik]
adjective
of, relating to, or of the nature of alcohol.
The fermented milk has a mildly alcoholic flavor.
containing or using alcohol.
The bar serves beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages.
caused by alcohol.
alcoholic fermentation.
of or like a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder.
She hadn’t seen or spoken to her alcoholic aunt in over a decade.
preserved in alcohol.
Tissue shrinking in alcoholic specimens did not affect nuclear composition.
noun
Sometimes Offensive., a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder; a person addicted to intoxicating drinks: Prescription medications are available to help alcoholics get sober and stay that way.
He’s a self-described alcoholic.
Prescription medications are available to help alcoholics get sober and stay that way.
alcoholic
/ ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk /
noun
a person affected by alcoholism
adjective
of, relating to, containing, or resulting from alcohol
Sensitive Note
Other Word Forms
- alcoholically adverb
- semialcoholic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of alcoholic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Using her charm offensive, Hedda goads naive spouses to cheat, recovering alcoholics to drink and depressives to wander off into the darkness with a revolver.
Eight countries have been added to a UK Foreign Office list warning of the risks of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks.
Then, after she was freed, Antanina herself took over care of two Belarusian teenagers, whose alcoholic mother lost custody.
In Atlanta, “diners continued to pull back by skipping desserts and alcoholic beverages,” the Federal Reserve said in its latest survey of the economy.
Ninety minutes later, they were served an alcoholic drink to finish within 10 minutes.
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