dipsomaniac

[ dip-suh-mey-nee-ak, -soh- ]

/ ˌdɪp səˈmeɪ niˌæk, -soʊ- /

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noun

(no longer in technical use) a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder, especially characterized by an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drinks.

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Origin of dipsomaniac

First recorded in 1855–60; dipsomani(a) + -ac

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See inebriate.

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dip·so·ma·ni·a·cal

[dip-suh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl, -soh-], /ˌdɪp sə məˈnaɪ ə kəl, -soʊ-/, adjective

Words nearby dipsomaniac

dipsacaceous, dipshit, dip-slip fault, dipso, dipsomania, dipsomaniac, dipstick, dipstick test, dip switch, dipsy-doodle, Diptera

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How to use dipsomaniac in a sentence

The present Duke had none of the spirit or sense of his ancestors, and was, moreover, a dipsomaniac.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
The drunkard who drinks in spite of himself is, strictly speaking, a dipsomaniac, and is diseased and insane.
A Plea for the Criminal|James Leslie Allan Kayll
In a small room on the roof lived a Hindustani hospital assistant—the gentlemanly dipsomaniac whom I have already introduced.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
If Fate had really marked him out for a dipsomaniac, was it any use his fighting against what must inevitably be his destiny?
The Missionary|George Griffith

There Grogan succeeded in convincing him of the folly of engaging in a street argument with a dipsomaniac he did not know.
Little Lost Sister|Virginia Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for dipsomaniac

dipsomaniac

/ (ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪˌæk) /

noun

any person who has an uncontrollable and recurring urge to drink alcoholShortened form: dipso

adjective

relating to or affected with dipsomania

Derived forms of dipsomaniac

dipsomaniacal (ˌdɪpsəʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjective

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