alcoholic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or of the nature of alcohol.
The fermented milk has a mildly alcoholic flavor.
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containing or using alcohol.
The bar serves beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages.
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caused by alcohol.
alcoholic fermentation.
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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.
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preserved in alcohol.
Tissue shrinking in alcoholic specimens did not affect nuclear composition.
noun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Sensitive Note
See addict.
Related Words
See inebriate.
Other Word Forms
- alcoholically adverb
- semialcoholic adjective
Etymology
Origin of alcoholic
Example Sentences
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And fruity martinis fit perfectly into this cultural moment: drinks that feel like cocktails but don’t taste aggressively alcoholic.
From Salon
SHIELDS: I think that happens with a child of an alcoholic.
From Seattle Times
“My mom came from an alcoholic household,” he said.
From Seattle Times
“The pro-power public on social media are trying to create an atmosphere that everyone in the town is against Alexei, claiming that he’s a drug addict or an alcoholic or a terrible person,” he said.
From Washington Post
In the Netherlands, coffee shops are allowed to sell cannabis as long as they follow certain strict conditions, like not serving alcoholic drinks or selling to minors.
From BBC
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